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One Person Killed, 15 Injured in Blast at Pemex Gas Pipeline in Mexico

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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - An explosion hit a gas pipeline of Mexico’s Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) state-owned oil company in the Puebla state, killing one person... 31.10.2021, Sputnik International

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"Unfortunately, one person was killed and 15 more were injured in the explosion of the Pemex pipeline in Puebla," the president tweeted.He added that 1,396 civil protection personnel had been mobilized.According to local authorities, the explosion resulted from an illegal gas tapping. Rescuers continue search operations at the scene, as several houses have collapsed there.

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One Person Killed, 15 Injured in Blast at Pemex Gas Pipeline in Mexico

16:47 GMT 31.10.2021 (Updated: 11:13 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AFP 2023 / OMAR TORRESThe PEMEX logotype on the tower of the drilling tower of La Muralla IV exploration oil rig, operated by Mexican company "Grupo R" and working for Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX

The PEMEX logotype on the tower of the drilling tower of La Muralla IV exploration oil rig, operated by Mexican company Grupo R and working for Mexico's state-owned oil company PEMEX - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.10.2021

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - An explosion hit a gas pipeline of Mexico’s Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos) state-owned oil company in the Puebla state, killing one person and injuring 15 others, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday.

"Unfortunately, one person was killed and 15 more were injured in the explosion of the Pemex pipeline in Puebla," the president tweeted.

Lamentable que haya perdido la vida una persona hasta ahora, y se encuentren heridos quince más, a causa de la explosión de un ducto de Pemex en Puebla. Desde las 2:30 de hoy están movilizados 1396 elementos de todas las corporaciones de protección civil.
— Andrés Manuel (@lopezobrador_) October 31, 2021

He added that 1,396 civil protection personnel had been mobilized.

According to local authorities, the explosion resulted from an illegal gas tapping. Rescuers continue search operations at the scene, as several houses have collapsed there.