Overview

• A 4,500-liter gas tanker exploded near the Puente de La Concordia in Iztapalapa, igniting vehicles and leaving multiple people with severe burns.
• Police officers Alberto Paredes Juárez, Sergio Ángel Soriano and Marco Antonio Peña recounted high-risk rescues, including rushing a burned child to an IMSS facility.
• IMSS Hospital General de Zona 53 staff swiftly cleared corridors, prepared equipment and expanded treatment areas, and some nurses came back after finishing their shifts.
• A TikTok video by user @johny.bravo964 showing IMSS personnel organizing for incoming patients went viral and drew broad public praise for healthcare workers.
• Neighbors, motorcyclists and civil groups provided transport, water, blankets and food, as multiple Mexico City hospitals, including Balbuena, Rubén Leñero and the National Rehabilitation Institute, received the injured.