Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Hero Grandmother Who Shielded Granddaughter in Iztapalapa Blast Dies as Toll Reaches 13

The infant she protected remains stable in intensive care.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s Health Secretariat reported 13 deaths, 40 people hospitalized and 30 discharged as of the 10:00 a.m. update on Saturday.
  • Alicia Teodoro Matías died at Hospital Magdalena de las Salinas after being transferred from IMSS General Hospital 53 for severe burn care.
  • Her granddaughter, identified by family as Azuleth, is stable in intensive care with internal burn injuries, according to relatives.
  • The explosion followed the overturning of an LP-gas tanker near the Puente de la Concordia on Wednesday at about 14:20, with reports of more than 49,500 liters aboard.
  • Relatives warned of a false fundraising effort by the baby’s paternal family, while Mexico City’s leader Clara Brugada publicly offered condolences.