US EditionGas tanker truck explodes under a highway overpass in Mexico City, leaving 18 with burn injuries
- A gas tanker truck exploded on a Mexico City highway leading to Puebla on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.
- The explosion occurred after the tanker tipped over under a highway overpass, prompting emergency response and investigation.
- The fire burned 18 vehicles, seriously injured 19 people near the overpass, and caused at least 57 injuries overall, with victims taken to city hospitals.
- Clara Brugada, the city's mayor, described the explosion as an emergency and noted that prosecutors are looking into the incident, while Cesar Cravioto, Mexico City's government secretary, confirmed that the fire had been fully extinguished.
- Authorities closed the highway, a key route out of Mexico City, until further notice, and Silza energy denied ownership of the damaged tanker bearing their logo.
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At least four dead and 90 injured in gas tanker explosion in Mexico
The explosion of a gas tanker on Wednesday caused a devastating fire in the eastern edge of Mexico City, leaving at least four people dead and 90 injured, according to the latest preliminary report. The head of the capital’s government, Clara Brugada, said that 19 of the injured were in critical condition with second- and third-degree burns.Seguir leyendo
Mexican investigators were working to determine the cause of an accident in which a tanker truck carrying more than 13,000 gallons of gas exploded on a main highway in the capital, killing at least four people and…
A tank truck exploded in the east of the Mexican capital. Four people were killed and 90 injured. An investigation is under way to determine the circumstances of the accident in a densely populated area.
At least 3 people have died and 70 others have been injured in an explosion of a gas truck, with a capacity of 49,500 liters, in eastern Mexico City, according to the mayor of the Mexican capital, Clara Brugada, on Wednesday."Even now we have the following results: 70 injured people who were transferred to different hospitals, 51 men and 16 women; unfortunately, we report that three people died and we have two people as strangers," said Brugada.
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