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A pipeline from the state-owned oil company Pemex exploded Friday (18) in the central state of Hidalgo, Mexico, with a preliminary payout of 29 dead and 61 wounded.
The accident occurred late in the afternoon in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, while dozens of people took advantage of the leak at the site to transport the fuel in buckets and containers.
"We were informed of this tragic accident in which many people were burned and trying to collect fuel that would have escaped a leak," Governor Omar Fayad said in an interview with television channels. Milenio "and" Fórum TV ". . [LemairedelamunicipalitéJuanPedroCruzadéclaréauxjournalisteslocauxquelafuiteavaitcommencéà17heuresheurelocalelorsquedesofficiersdel'arméesontarrivésIlsontisolélarégionmaisnepouvaientpascontrôlerlesclôturesde200personnesquiavaientenvahil'endroitetaprislecarburant
He stated that & # 39; army had asked residents to leave the area, but they don & # 39; had not noticed and tragedy s & # 39; was produced .
"I am very sorry for the serious situation in Tlahuelilpan due to the explosion of a pipeline.I am in Aguascalientes and since the director of Pemex and the Secretary of Defense m & # 39; have informed, I have given instructions to control the fire and badist the victims, "he wrote. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in a message on Twitter
At the same time, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Simón Vargas, said in a first report to have counted 29 dead and 61 wounded transferred to hospitals. region.
When it exploded, the fuel created a kind of fire barrier where most people were concentrated.
C is in this area, where authorities believe that there could be more deaths because it was the place where there was more fuel.
In a statement, Pemex said that specialized officials, in coordination with authorities at all levels, were responsible for the fire, followed by the head of the Secretariat for Security and Protection of the Citizen (SSPC) ), Alfonso Durazo.
The accident occurred at a time when several Mexican states still have fuel shortage problems, two weeks after the onset of the crisis, due to the continued sabotage of Pemex's pipelines, which prevents a complete restoration of the fuel cell. supply and security in the region.
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