VIDEO: Pemex pipeline exploded in León, Guanajuato

The fire would have been caused by an illegal catch of hydrocarbons, according to the first information (Video: Seguridad_Leon)

A pipeline of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) exploded Saturday night south of the municipality of Leon, in the state of Guanajuato. The flame was reportedly caused by a clandestine takeover, according to early reports.

"At 22:28 this Saturday, an explosion report was received in the south of the municipality. The incident is in Pemex pipelines, @Proteccion_leon, vialidad_leon and @BomberosdeLeon are working instead while waiting @Pemex physical security staff"Secretary of Public Security of León informed by Twitter.

The authorities explained that the fire had occurred at the 8-inch poliduct of Salamanca-Leon, in the district of Providencia.

The flames reached fifteen meters high and forced the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to cut the power, to "avoid a tragedy". Firefighters, Pemex staff and elements of the Civil Protection and National Defense Secretariat (Sedena), who were protecting the perimeter, were moved to the site.

In addition traffic was closed Partly on Timoteo Lozano Boulevard, the population was asked to avoid transit through the area.

Hours after the fire started, the municipality's fire department announced that the explosion had been completely muted. The SSP of León informed by Twitter that no injuries were reported and thanked "the behavior of the citizens".

Pemex has already begun due diligence to investigate the causes of the incident. In the zone the existence of illegal faucets had been reported milking fuel.

Huachicol has been reduced by 10%

The explosion was recorded almost three months later the tragedy of Tlahuelilpanin Hidalgo, which killed 135 people. A month after this event, another gas pipeline exploded in Huachinango, in the state of Puebla, without causing casualties or casualties.

The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, then announced that his government had managed to reduce the huachicol by 10%: "They continue to steal, but much less," said the president.

To avoid drilling in Pemex's pipelines, López Obrador, with his arrival in power, promoted a gasoline distribution strategy. His fight against the huachicol brought him to ensure various illegal beating.

In early March, several altercations took place in Santa Rosa de Lima, Guanajuato, the "zero zone" of the Mexican government's fight against oil theft, controlled by Huachico leader Jose Antonio Yepes, aka " El Marro ".