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Mexico City Gas-Tanker Blast Death Toll Rises to 31 After Doctor’s Death

Authorities continue forensic identification alongside psychological and legal assistance for families.

Overview

  • Mexico City’s health ministry reported 31 confirmed deaths, 13 people still hospitalized and 40 discharged in its latest update.
  • The newest fatality is Dr. Óscar Uriel García Rivera, 31, whose death was confirmed by the ISSSTE and the Mexican Urology Society.
  • He had been transferred across capital hospitals after suffering severe burns affecting about 80% of his body from the LP‑gas explosion under Puente La Concordia in Iztapalapa.
  • Investigators keep the case open with lines of inquiry that include potential speeding plus an impact with a fixed object.
  • Forensic teams continue identification work, including efforts to find relatives of a young woman referred to as “Geovana,” previously recorded as the 30th victim.