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CDMX Tanker Explosion Death Toll Rises to 15 as Unidentified Patient Dies

Investigators blame excess speed and a ruptured tank, as care continues for dozens including a toddler sent to a Texas burn center.

Overview

  • City health officials said a patient in the IMSS Victorio de la Fuente Narváez ICU died on Monday, raising the official toll to 15 and remaining unidentified pending family contact.
  • Sedesa’s latest tallies report dozens still in hospital; by the late-night update, authorities cited 37 hospitalized and 31 discharged since the September 10 blast.
  • ISSSTE’s director reported another patient death at Hospital Regional Ignacio Zaragoza early Tuesday, which would take the toll to 16, though city health authorities have not yet confirmed it.
  • The FGJ‑CDMX’s preliminary forensics point to excess speed and a roughly 40‑centimeter rupture in the tank’s casquete causing the LP gas leak, and investigators have rejected the pothole theory.
  • Officials confirmed the transfer of a two‑year‑old girl to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston for specialized burn care, while the tanker driver remains in critical condition under official custody.