Mexico City gas explosion: blast at maternity hospital kills 2, injures dozens of children, mothers
- 9 years ago
Rescue teams in Mexico City are searching for additional victims in the rubble of a maternity hospital where a gas leak caused a massive explosion Thursday morning.
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera said at least two people -- a woman and a child -- died in the blast. Early reports put the death toll at seven, but Mancera revised that number Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Mancera said 37 injuries had been reported. Other outlets reported the number of victims to be as high as 62.
The explosion occurred around 7:15 Thursday morning at the Hospital Materno Infantil (maternity and children’s hospital) in the Cuajimalpa region in western Mexico City.
A gas truck from Gas Express Nieto was supplying fuel to the hospital through a hose when part of the hose ruptured, leading to a gas leak.
“They tried to stop the leak, but it was not possible,” Mancera said.
A massive explosion demolished the back half of the truck and flattened about 30 percent of the hospital. Mancera said rescue teams are concerned the rest of the could collapse before they finish searching the rubble for additional victims.
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Mexico City Mayor Miguel Mancera said at least two people -- a woman and a child -- died in the blast. Early reports put the death toll at seven, but Mancera revised that number Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for Mancera said 37 injuries had been reported. Other outlets reported the number of victims to be as high as 62.
The explosion occurred around 7:15 Thursday morning at the Hospital Materno Infantil (maternity and children’s hospital) in the Cuajimalpa region in western Mexico City.
A gas truck from Gas Express Nieto was supplying fuel to the hospital through a hose when part of the hose ruptured, leading to a gas leak.
“They tried to stop the leak, but it was not possible,” Mancera said.
A massive explosion demolished the back half of the truck and flattened about 30 percent of the hospital. Mancera said rescue teams are concerned the rest of the could collapse before they finish searching the rubble for additional victims.
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