Dozens Dead, Injured After Massive Fireworks Explosion Near Mexico City (VIDEO)

Mexico City media outlets are reporting a revised death toll of 26people as a consequence of the explosion, with dozens more injured.

​Mexico emergency services have confirmed that the injuries sustained from the blast have left first-responders scrambling. 

​The rescuers have since requested back-up assistance from emergency response teams in the surrounding area.

​Eye-witnesses posted photographs of the aftermath on social media, some of which show a pillar of white smoke pluming up past the city’s buildings.