Overview
- Authorities closed valves on the affected duct as the National Guard, Army, state civil protection, municipal police and Pemex security secured the cordoned area.
- Official images showed a concentrated LP-gas cloud over a rural zone, and the nearest home was reported about 600 meters from the leak.
- Pemex said the controlled burn could continue for hours as crews work to fully seal the duct and watch for potential wildfire hazards.
- Preliminary reports indicate the leak originated in a 12‑inch poliduct that transports LP gas in a densely forested area near the Santuario de las Luciérnagas.
- The incident comes days after a deadly LP-tanker explosion near the Mexico City–State of Mexico boundary, drawing further scrutiny to fuel infrastructure safety.