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Death Toll From Oil Pipeline Blast in Central Mexico Rises to 114
Death Toll From Oil Pipeline Blast in Central Mexico Rises to 114
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in an oil pipeline blast in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has risen to 114, the Mexican Health... 27.01.2019, Sputnik International
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Death Toll From Oil Pipeline Blast in Central Mexico Rises to 114
04:48 GMT 27.01.2019 (Updated: 12:31 GMT 06.08.2022) MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in an oil pipeline blast in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has risen to 114, the Mexican Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The previous death toll from the Tuxpan-Tula pipeline blast stood at 109.
22 January 2019, 03:42 GMT
The ministry added that 33 injured people remained in hospitals. While most of them are receiving medical assistance in Mexico City, three victims are undergoing treatment in the southern US state of Texas.
The blast occurred in Hidalgo's Tlahuelilpan municipality late on January 18 after the pipeline was ruptured in an attempt to steal gasoline. Local residents were filling canisters when the disaster happened.
READ MORE: Death Toll in Mexico's Gasoline Pipeline Blast Increases to 109 — Authorities
Mexico is currently experiencing severe fuel shortages with people sometimes trying to steal gasoline from pipelines.
