"At least 57 people were injured by a gas tanker truck explosion along a highway in Mexico City. The vehicle blew up on Wednesday under a highway overpass in the populous Iztapalapa district in the southeast of Mexico's capital. The explosion sent flames and smoke billowing over the area, causing widespread damage and burning numerous other vehicles. More than a dozen other vehicles were burned in the explosionImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP"
"Nineteen people are seriously wounded with second- and third-degree burns, local officials said. Calling the explosion an "emergency," Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, said no one had yet died from their injuries and that the wounded had been taken to hospitals across the city. Brugada said prosecutors were investigating the incident, but it appeared that the truck exploded after it tipped over on the highway. Images showed the burning truck, which was transporting 49,500 liters (13,076 gallons) of gas, overturned on the road."
A gas tanker truck exploded under a highway overpass in the Iztapalapa district of southeast Mexico City, sending flames and smoke over the area and causing widespread damage. At least 57 people were injured, with nineteen seriously wounded and suffering second- and third-degree burns. The wounded were taken to hospitals across the city and no fatalities had been reported at that time. The overturned tanker was transporting 49,500 liters (13,076 gallons) of gas. Officials indicated the truck appeared to have exploded after tipping over. Prosecutors opened an investigation and the roadway toward Puebla was closed until further notice.
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