Kanlaon blast triggers grassfires

BACLOD CITY—Grassfires ignited on the slopes of Kanlaon Volcano after a moderately explosive eruption Thursday night sent ash and superheated rocks into the air, prompting class suspensions and evacuations in parts of Negros Island. The eruption occurred at 7:04 p.m. at the volcano’s summit crater and lasted two minutes, according to the Philippine Institute of