US EditionGas tanker truck explodes under a highway overpass in Mexico City, leaving 18 with burn injuries
A gas tanker carrying 49,500 liters of liquefied petroleum gas tipped over and exploded, injuring 70 people including children and causing extensive vehicle damage; investigations are ongoing.
- At least three people died and 90 were injured in the explosion, with victims ranging from 6 months to 60 years old.
- The roadways remained closed to traffic and there were disruptions in public transportation in the area due to the incident.
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#Mexico: Massive gas truck #explosion in Mexico City
A gas #truck #exploded when it overturned on a highway in #Mexico City on Wednesday, sending a massive fire ball and smoke billowing into the air and burning nearby cars. At least three people were killed and dozens injured.
Mexico City, Sep 11 (EFE).- The Mexican authorities reported this Thursday that the number of deaths due to the explosion of a gas pipe that occurred Wednesday in Iztapalapa, in the south of the Mexican capital, rose to six while the wounded in critical condition are 23. “At this moment, the Ministry of Health of Mexico City will be the one who will be attending the lists, seeing how the people who were affected will evolve. Of the 90 affected, …
The moment of the explosion was recorded in several videos that were broadcast on social networks, and show the fear of people seeing a thick cloud expand on the bridge full of vehicles.The truck transported 49,500 liters of gas, and 18 vehicles were affected.The causes of the incident are being investigated.
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
Chaos for finding the victims in the different hospitals and lack of information was what family lived the afternoon and night of yesterday after the accident on the Mexico-Puebla highway, at the height of the bridge of La Concordia, in Iztapalapa, where a pipe exploded.
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