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LP-Gas Tanker Overturns and Explodes in Iztapalapa, Leaving 57 Injured

Officials say a controlled burn stabilized the leaking tank pending forensic findings.

Overview

  • Authorities reported the blast around 14:20 beneath the Puente de la Concordia near Metro Santa Marta in Iztapalapa after the tanker overturned.
  • City officials said 57 people were injured, 19 in serious condition, with multiple patients airlifted by Cóndores and others taken by ambulance to area hospitals.
  • Firefighters described a failure in the tanker's distribution line and estimated about 20,000 liters remained in a 49,500-liter vessel.
  • Controlled burning and firefighting operations brought the situation under control, and no deaths have been confirmed.
  • Road and transit restrictions remain in place, including closures on the Autopista México–Puebla and Calzada Ignacio Zaragoza and suspensions at Metro Santa Marta, Trolebús and Cablebús, as the Fiscalía processes the scene.