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Mexico City Mourns Alicia Matías, Hero Grandmother of the Iztapalapa Blast

Her two-year-old granddaughter is grave but stable at Siglo XXI as a transfer to a U.S. pediatric burn center is being evaluated.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed she died Friday night from extensive third-degree burns sustained while shielding her granddaughter during Wednesday’s gas-tanker explosion.
  • Family held a private wake in Los Reyes on Saturday as public tributes grew, including a mural beneath the La Concordia bridge painted by the artist Snoke.
  • Health secretary Nadine Gasman reported 13 fatalities, about 40 people hospitalized and 30 discharged, with 17 patients in critical condition.
  • Fundación Michou y Mau offered to arrange care at Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston if doctors approve, and relatives indicated they would accept.
  • Police officer Sergio Ángel Soriano carried the injured child to care after assisting at the scene, and authorities urged the public to donate blood for the wounded.