Overview

• The FGJCDMX confirmed it found relatives of Gilberto Aarón León Méndez and Laura Lorena Barrera de la Torre, who died after the Sept. 10 LP‑gas tanker explosion under Puente de la Concordia in Iztapalapa.
• Gilberto Aarón was identified through fingerprint comparisons and INE database checks after he died on Sept. 11 at the Magdalena de las Salinas trauma hospital.
• Laura Lorena was injured in the blast, later died at Hospital Rubén Leñero, and her relatives from Jalisco were contacted using a search bulletin featuring identifying tattoos.
• The Coordinación General de Atención a Víctimas is providing free legal representation, psychological support, dignified delivery of remains, and coverage of funeral costs, with travel and lodging paid for Laura Lorena’s family.
• Officials credited coordinated work by the FGJCDMX, the city’s search commission, the SSC, the INE, citizen tips, and media outreach; health authorities report 40 people discharged and 13 still hospitalized.