Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said the new federal norm will be presented Thursday, with Energy Secretary Luz Elena González and SICT chief Jesús Antonio Esteva Medina outlining its contents.
• The measure is intended to raise safety standards for LP-gas transport to prevent crashes like the Puente La Concordia incident in Mexico City.
• Mexico City’s prosecutor’s office continues its probe, and preliminary findings indicate the tanker involved was traveling at excessive speed.
• Any administrative or criminal sanctions for the transport company will depend on the investigation’s conclusions, Sheinbaum said.
• Federal authorities report ongoing support for survivors through the Mexico City government, with a reparations agreement said to be near.