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Iztapalapa Tanker Explosion Death Toll Rises to 32 After 16-Year-Old Dies

Prosecutors identify excessive speed as a primary line of inquiry.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s Health Secretariat confirmed the death of Tiffany Odette González Cano, 16, increasing the official fatality count to 32.
  • Authorities reported five people remain hospitalized and 47 have been discharged following the LP gas tanker explosion on the Puente de La Concordia.
  • González Cano had been treated at the National Institute of Rehabilitation; her father also died as a result of the blast.
  • Fiscal Bertha María Alcalde Luján said preliminary findings point to excessive speed, and she cited safety omissions by the company Silza among contributing factors under review.
  • Officials continue forensic work and pledged support to affected families, noting the driver’s direct responsibility was closed procedurally due to his death.