24 dead explosions in fireworks warehouses – SKAI (www.skai.gr)

06/07/2018 – 06:38
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A total of at least 24 people were killed and 49 others were injured, including firefighters and police officers, in repeated explosions that occurred Thursday in fireworks warehouses. in Toultepek, a city in northern Mexico

Almost half of the victims were people who had rushed to help others. "We have 24 dead, 17 on the site and 7 in the hospitals", among them a minor, said the Mexican Attorney General.

Among the victims are four firefighters an equal number of municipal police officers and a state police officer, said State Secretary for Public Security, Maribel Servants

Toultepeck , a city famous for the fireworks that occur there, which boasts of the country's largest fireworks market, is often plunged into mourning because of crashes similar, the most terrible of which was on the 20th of 16, with 42 dead.

The first explosion occurred around 09:30. When police and firefighters reached the point and began to help the victims, the fire spread to other warehouses causing further explosions

Several hours after the tragedy, hundreds of soldiers Police and firefighters remained in the Sawende district. , around the buildings that still smoked. A strong gun smell was dropped.

The victims of fireworks are often found in Mexico including Tullepeck. A month ago, on June 6, seven people died in a similar blast in the city.

Mexican President Enrique Pennie Niet expressed his condolences to the families of the victims via Twitter

The Minister of the Interior of the State of Mexico Alejandro Osuna announced that he would become " exhaustive checks "in all workshops where fireworks are made