A new explosion in a pipeline in Mexico triggers the alarm after the tragedy that caused 115 dead

CITY OF MEXICO (AFP) .- "
Huachicol "is again devastating

Mexico

Last night, a new case of
Fuel theft triggered the alarm in the country after a transport pipeline
The fuel exploded and burned while it was looted in the state of Hidalgo, about 50 km from the city where 10 days ago a similar incident had caused the death of 115 people.

The incident was recorded before 9 pm, when residents of the community of El Durazno, municipality of San Agustín Tlaxiaca, and motorists traveling on the Mexico-Laredo federal highway called the emergencies to report the incident. explosion, according to the newspaper. what is published by the newspaper
L & # 39; s universal.

The fire was declared in a pipeline near a hotel and could be observed from several places, but there was a risk for the population and a call was launched to stay calm. This time, according to Public Safety information, no injuries were reported. However, this practice continues to worry the authorities, because of the disaster caused on 18 January by a leak caused by a fuel theft in a pipeline of the national oil company Pemex, which caused an explosion and caused dozens of serious injuries.

State Governor Omar Fayad told local media that he had so far no information reporting casualties. "The fact that I know, is that they were able to detect people by tracing the pipeline in a truck and that the fire broke out," added the official.

The images shown on television showed a large flare coming out of the perforated pipeline in the middle of an apparently unpopulated area. The governor explained that soldiers had gone to the site to prevent the theft and had cordoned off the area, while the fire department had already managed to control the fire.

"Until now, this poses no danger to the population," said Fayad, adding that he had no information to confirm the information that three fuel thieves were dead at the time. following the explosion. The truck in which the offenders would have arrived was burned by the fire.

The bottom

In the afternoon of January 18, a pipeline near the community of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, was punched by criminals, who drew some 700 settlers, including families, who filled buckets and fed in fuel during the explosion.

This disaster, which is currently the subject of an investigation, took place at a time when the government was advocating a national strategy to stop fuel theft, which had led to shortages in some parts of the country. .

"Huachicol" costs on average half the price of gasoline on the legal market. It is estimated that this crime leaves about $ 3,000 million a year for the country.