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Death Toll at 27 in Iztapalapa Gas Tanker Explosion With 18 Still Hospitalized

Authorities now focus on assigning legal responsibility after conflicting findings on the tanker's speed.

Overview

  • The Mexico City health department said Sunday morning that totals remain at 27 deceased, 18 hospitalized and 39 discharged.
  • City prosecutors are pursuing negligent homicide, bodily injury and property damage charges as they collect forensic, traffic and witness evidence.
  • A preliminary traffic report that cited speeding is challenged by surveillance video showing the tanker moving at a moderate pace before the blast.
  • Two victims have not been identified, and investigators released physical descriptions to seek help locating relatives.
  • Operator Transportadora Silza presented four active insurance policies and pledged extra funds, while a 2-year-old survivor was moved to Shriners in Galveston for burn care after a rollover and explosion involving roughly 49,500 liters of LPG.