Overview

• Authorities say the tanker overturned around 2 p.m. on Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza beneath the Puente de la Concordia in Iztapalapa, setting off detonations and a large deflagration.
• At least 18 people suffered burns and were taken to hospitals, including five airlifted by SSC Cóndores helicopters, with no fatalities reported in initial counts.
• Firefighters, ERUM and the SSC responded, worked to suppress the flames and secured the area as residents were urged to keep clear and allow emergency access.
• Service is suspended at Metro Line A’s Santa Marta station, with Cablebús and Trolebús operations halted nearby and major closures affecting Ignacio Zaragoza, Ermita Iztapalapa and the México–Puebla route.
• Protection Civil reports the tanker rolled during a maneuver and friction likely caused simultaneous detonations, and forensic teams from the city prosecutor’s office are investigating as several private and cargo vehicles were left burned.