Overview
- Mayor Clara Brugada kicked off the program in Coyoacán, beginning the delivery of 10,000 no-cost detectors to households across the capital.
- The palm-sized device continuously monitors indoor air for combustible gases, carbon monoxide, and low oxygen, triggering a red light and loud alarm when hazards are detected.
- SGIRPC advised installing detectors on every home level in hallways and outside bedrooms, avoiding kitchens and bathrooms, and evacuating and calling 911 if an alarm sounds.
- Authorities cite roughly 4,000 gas-related incidents a year in Mexico City, prompting a prevention drive that includes workshops, a Family Protection Plan, and virtual training.
- Following the recent Coyoacán explosion, the city will fund structural rehabilitation of the damaged building and reinforce oversight of gas installations; the detectors were developed with university support including IPN.