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ISSSTE Discharges Last Patient From Iztapalapa Gas-Tanker Blast

Care now centers on outpatient recovery, with six patients still hospitalized elsewhere.

Overview

  • Carlos Amauri Galicia Flores, 32, was released from ISSSTE’s Hospital Regional “Gral. Ignacio Zaragoza,” marking the institute’s final inpatient tied to the Sept. 10 explosion.
  • Following this discharge, officials report six people remain hospitalized at IMSS HGR 2, the National Institute of Rehabilitation, Pemex, Tacubaya Hospital, and Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas.
  • Mexico City’s Health Secretariat says the confirmed death toll remains 31.
  • ISSSTE states that all discharged patients continue under ambulatory follow-up until full recovery and publicly recognized its medical staff for their care.
  • The blast followed a tanker overturning at the La Concordia overpass, with local reports noting a ground-hugging gas cloud and severe burns among victims, including a baby and his 16-year-old mother still in care.