Overview
- Municipal officials said at least 19 of the injured suffered second- and third-degree burns and remain in public hospitals after the blaze was contained.
- The tanker apparently overturned while traveling on a bridge in the densely populated Iztapalapa district, according to Mayor Clara Brugada.
- Surveillance footage showed people fleeing and some with their clothes on fire as they exited vehicles, Mexico City security chief Pablo Vazquez said.
- Roughly 28 vehicles sustained damage and smoke reached a nearby trolleybus station, authorities reported.
- The prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the cause and potential liability, with early findings pointing to a lack of proper insurance for transporting gas.