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Two Toddler Survivors Discharged After Iztapalapa Gas-Tanker Blast, Leaving One Patient Hospitalized

Officials credit cross-border, multiagency care for the children’s recoveries.

Overview

  • Isaí Santiago and Jazlyn Azuleth, both 2, were released after completing treatment, Isaí from Hospital Tacubaya and Jazlyn from Shriners in Galveston, Texas.
  • Only one victim remains hospitalized: Yaneth Guadalupe Guerrero López, 22, who continues specialized care at the National Rehabilitation Institute.
  • Jazlyn’s recovery followed a transfer coordinated with Fundación Michou y Mau and included skin graft surgeries to her hands, feet and head at Shriners.
  • Health authorities cited coordinated support from IMSS, ISSSTE, IMSS Bienestar and Pemex as key to rapid, quality care for those injured.
  • Prosecutors previously concluded the crash was caused by driver excess speed and lack of skill, and they report 27 reparation agreements with affected families.