Overview

• Emergency crews said a CEMEX concrete mixer was refueling at a NatGas station on Avenida Félix U. Gómez in Industrial Benito Juárez when a tank component reportedly ruptured, causing a gas leak and flamazo.
• Protección Civil de Monterrey and Bomberos de Nuevo León secured the site, cooled equipment and provided prehospital care before declaring no ongoing public risk.
• One person was treated without life‑threatening injuries, identified in local reports as the 36‑year‑old truck operator, Juan José Romero Mata.
• Four fueling points and the station’s administrative offices sustained structural damage, with preliminary checks of a nearby building finding no additional harm.
• Avenue Félix U. Gómez was closed in both directions during risk removal and later reopened, while authorities continue to probe the exact ignition source and verify safety protocols and permits.