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After Iztapalapa Gas Blast, Aid Surges as Hospitals Treat Critical Burn Victims

A pediatric burn charity has offered transfers for injured children to specialized care.

Overview

  • Officials report 10 deaths and dozens injured from the Sept. 10 LP‑gas tanker explosion near Puente La Concordia.
  • Hospital Magdalena de las Salinas capped donations after meeting demand, accepting 120 blood donors for the day.
  • A two-year-old who underwent surgery is responding well, while her grandmother remains critical after an earlier erroneous death listing by the city health authority.
  • Doctors are managing severe cases, including a man with burns on 90% of his body and a woman with 80% burns now at Hospital Rubén Leñero.
  • Families are requesting transport, financial and psychological support and some have opened investigation files with the FGJCDMX, as volunteers provide food, supplies and free rides.