Overview
- Civil protection officials said roughly 20 patients remain in critical condition with severe burns.
- The 49,500-liter liquefied-gas truck tipped under an overpass in Santa Martha Acatitla before exploding and igniting at least 18 vehicles, including an empty passenger bus.
- Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the city reported that the major route toward Puebla remains closed until further notice.
- The Office of the Attorney General is investigating the cause of the accident, and the tanker’s driver is hospitalized.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed condolences as hospitals continue treating victims and authorities assess damage.