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Death Toll From Mexico City LP Gas Tanker Explosion Rises to 15 as Unidentified Patient Dies

Preliminary forensic work indicates excess speed caused the rollover and a tank rupture that released gas and triggered the blast.

Overview

  • City health officials said 38 people remain hospitalized and 30 have been discharged, with 14 patients reported in critical condition.
  • The latest fatality was treated at the IMSS UMAE Dr. Victorio de la Fuente Narváez and remains unidentified, with authorities seeking to locate relatives.
  • A two‑year‑old injured in the incident was transferred to Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas, in coordination with Fundación Michou y Mau and IMSS.
  • Investigators reported a roughly 40‑centimeter rupture in the tank head consistent with impact damage and ruled out a roadway pothole as a cause.
  • The tanker’s driver is hospitalized in critical condition under custody, and the city is providing emergency cash, legal, psychological and funerary support while pursuing company reparations.