Overview
- Morelia police reported locating the cylinder in a vacant lot off Avenida Río Grande near scrap yards, securing the area and notifying Protección Civil for safe removal.
- The tank belongs to OOAPAS and was stolen Dec. 30 from the El Retiro well in Col. Dr. Miguel Silva González; it is a gray‑aluminum 68‑kg cylinder about half full, serial 7107830Y.
- The SSPC, through the CNPC, alerted Colima, Jalisco, Guanajuato, Querétaro, Estado de México and Guerrero due to the high toxicity of chlorine gas and the risk of mishandling.
- Authorities conducted checks at scrap yards, vacant lots and metal businesses, with Guardia Nacional highway reviews and broad dissemination of identifying details and GRE Guide 124 procedures.
- Officials urged the public not to touch such containers, to move to higher ground away from the wind, and to report sightings to 911 or Morelia contacts 443‑369‑7221, 44‑32‑77‑00‑89, and 44‑32‑30‑15‑78; frost on the tank can signal a leak.