US EditionDeath toll rises to 8 after gas truck explosion in Mexico City; 94 injured
The overturned gas truck released 49,500 liters of liquified petroleum gas, causing a deadly explosion with 67 hospitalized, 22 in critical condition, officials said.
- A liquefied petroleum gas tanker overturned and erupted in flames on the La Concordia bridge in Mexico City midweek, resulting in eight fatalities and injuring 94 individuals.
- Local officials said the cause remains under investigation but speeding and lack of updated insurance for the company transporting gas may have contributed.
- The explosion released a massive gas cloud that ignited, engulfing buses and damaging 32 vehicles, while 67 injured people remain hospitalized in varying conditions.
- Mayor Clara Brugada declared an emergency and reported 22 victims in critical condition, and President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed condolences and thanked emergency responders.
- Government agencies, including emergency response teams, the military police, and the defense department, were deployed to support those impacted by the incident, raising issues regarding transportation safety and adherence to regulations.
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Families Reel From Tragedy as Authorities Investigate Mexico City Gas Tanker Blast That Killed 8
MEXICO CITY—Families clustered outside hospitals awaiting word of their loved ones Thursday after the crash and explosion of a tanker truck a day earlier on a Mexico City highway that killed at least eight people and injured 90. The fire engulfed more than two dozen vehicles and left a gruesome scene of badly burned survivors staggering in the street in tattered clothing as first responders rushed to the scene. The injured suffered second- and t…
At least nine people have died after the explosion of a gas truck in the municipality of Iztapalapa in Mexico City, as confirmed on Thursday by the Ministry of Public Health of the Mexican capital. In an information note, the unit reported that there are nine people killed, 55 hospitalized and 22 injured who have already been discharged from different hospitals , after the sinister occurred on Wednesday afternoon in the east of the city. Among t…
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The Toronto StarFamilies reel from tragedy as authorities investigate Mexico City gas tanker blast that killed 8
A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass, killing at least eight people and injuring 90 others, many of them seriously. Some of the victims had their entire bodies charred and others waited…
Gas tanker blast kills 8 on Mexico City highway
A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass, killing at least eight people and injuring 90 others, many of them seriously. Some of the victims had their entire bodies charred and others waited…
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