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Mexico City Health Agency Lists Alicia Matías as Deceased as Family Disputes Report

Health officials raised the death toll from the Iztapalapa tanker blast to nine in a late-night post that conflicts with relatives’ claims outside the hospital.

Overview

  • The city Health Secretariat posted an updated fatalities list at 23:03 that names Alicia Matías Teodoro and brings the death toll to nine.
  • Relatives outside Hospital Magdalena de las Salinas insist Alicia is alive and critically ill, saying they were not formally notified of a death.
  • Alicia is celebrated for shielding her two-year-old granddaughter during the blast, and a police rescuer said she suffered severe burns and memory loss.
  • The late post also reported 22 people discharged and 55 hospitalized, figures that differ from an earlier government tally citing 94 affected and eight deaths.
  • The September 10 LP-gas tanker explosion on the Puente de la Concordia in Iztapalapa caused mass casualties and severe burn injuries as authorities continue updates.