Three dead, dozens injured in Mexico City gas tanker explosion

"An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the explosion that wounded at least 70 people. Three people have been killed and at least 70 others wounded when a gas tanker truck exploded under a highway overpass in Mexico City, causing widespread damage, according to municipal officials. The vehicle blew up on a bridge in the densely populated Iztapalapa district in the capital's east on Wednesday, sending flames and smoke billowing into the surrounding area."

"Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada called the explosion an emergency that burned nearly 30 vehicles and left 19 of the injured in grave condition, including the driver of the truck. Among those injured are a baby and a two-year-old child. Images on television and social media showed the moment of the powerful explosion, the causes of which are not yet known. People could be seen with what appeared to be serious burns, while others near the disaster zone fled fast-spreading flames."

"Lists of those injured showed some had up to 100 percent of their skin burned off. Brugada said prosecutors were investigating, but it appeared that the truck, which was transporting 49,500 litres of gas, exploded after it tipped over on the highway. This is a horrible accident, the mayor said at the site of the explosion. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her condolences to the families of those who died in a post on X and thanked emergency teams for their work."

Three people were killed and at least 70 others wounded when a gas tanker truck exploded under a highway overpass in Iztapalapa, Mexico City. Flames and smoke billowed across the densely populated eastern district, burning nearly 30 vehicles. Nineteen of the injured were in grave condition, including the truck driver, and the wounded included a baby and a two-year-old child. Emergency teams and neighbours pulled burn victims to safety while firefighters brought flames under control. Lists of the injured showed some had up to 100 percent of their skin burned. Prosecutors are investigating after the truck tipped over while carrying 49,500 litres of gas.

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