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Two Toddlers Discharged After Iztapalapa Gas-Tanker Blast as Only One Patient Remains Hospitalized

Coordinated care across Mexican agencies plus a U.S. burn hospital enabled the children's recoveries.

Overview

  • City health officials said Isaí Santiago, 2, completed treatment at Hospital Tacubaya, while Jazlyn Azuleth, 2, finished recovery at Shriners Children’s in Galveston, Texas.
  • One person remains hospitalized: Yaneth Guadalupe Guerrero López, 22, who continues specialized care at the National Rehabilitation Institute.
  • With the two new discharges, authorities report 51 people released from hospitals since the Sept. 10 explosion that killed 32.
  • Sedesa credited interagency support from IMSS, ISSSTE, IMSS Bienestar and Pemex, with ongoing follow-up by the Mexico City government.
  • Fundación Michou y Mau arranged Jazlyn’s transfer to the U.S., and the group previously reported she underwent skin graft surgeries to her hands, feet and head.