"A gas tanker truck explosion along a highway in Mexico City killed three people and injured 67 more, the mayor of Mexico City said on Wednesday. The vehicle blew up 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, adding that three people died of their injuries. Calling the explosion an "emergency," Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, said 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."
A gas tanker truck exploded under a highway overpass in the Iztapalapa district of southeast Mexico City, killing three people and injuring 67. Flames and smoke billowed across the area and caused widespread damage, burning more than a dozen other vehicles. Nineteen people suffered second- and third-degree burns and were seriously wounded; many injured were taken to hospitals across the city. Authorities said the truck, carrying 49,500 liters (13,076 gallons) of gas, appeared to have tipped over before it exploded. Prosecutors opened an investigation. The affected roadway to Puebla was closed until further notice.
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