Overview
- The blast occurred at Restaurante Bar Familiar Peña in Cardel, La Antigua, Veracruz, late Thursday night.
- Local reports cite a preliminary account that two dogs displaced LP-gas cylinders, leading to a gas buildup and explosion.
- Four people were hospitalized, including owner Luis Peña, and no deaths were reported.
- Municipal firefighters extinguished the fire as Protección Civil paramedics treated the injured and evacuated upstairs apartments.
- Authorities cut electricity as a precaution, and the shockwave damaged nearby businesses and homes while the cause remains under investigation.