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The toll of the victims of the explosion of a pipeline in the state-owned oil company Pemex on Friday (18) in the state of Hidalgo, in central Mexico, is 79. On 81 people hospitalized after the explosion, 66 remained hospitalized, 12 died, two were released and one decided to leave the hospital by herself.
This information was given by the Mexican Minister of Health, Jorge Alcocer, during an interview. collective The explosion occurred on Friday, when nearly 800 people had gathered to collect gasoline at the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, in the state of Hidalgo, central Mexico.
The pipeline was punctured by fuel thieves. and people used buckets and even big pots. The explosion of the conduit sent flames in the sky of Tlahuelilpan. Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has pledged to step up his efforts to eliminate fuel theft.
Images have shown residents eager to fill gallons of fuel leaks from the duct, among burned victims, raising questions about how López Obrador handled the issue, one of his promises since his entry in office on December 1st.
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