MOSCOW, January 29 (Sputnik) — A woman died and at least 54 people, including 22 children were injured in a gas explosion outside a maternity hospital in Cuajimalpa, a borough of Mexico City, the Associated Press reports, citing local officials.
Llegan helicópteros al lugar de la explosión en Cuajimalpa @Raul_Esquivel_C pic.twitter.com/qlaSdTlmoC
— Hely Daniel Gonzalez (@gonzalezhely) 29 января 2015
Explosión GRAVE en el Hospital materno infantil Contadero. URGE APOYO DE AMBULANCIAS! pic.twitter.com/MWhtGMpaoU
— Adrián Rubalcava (@AdrianRubalcava) 29 января 2015
"We have to conduct an evacuation for safety because a lot of the people are babies in the crib area," said Miguel Angel Mancera, the mayor of Mexico City, as quoted by AFP. The injured were taken to other hospitals nearby, he added. The majority of them sustained only light injuries.
Fuerte explosión en Contadero Cuajimalpa @Raul_Esquivel_C pic.twitter.com/5RILKGuKN1
— Hely Daniel Gonzalez (@gonzalezhely) 29 января 2015
A gas tank truck exploded outside the hospital, leaving the building partially in ruins, according to the AP.
Big explosion in Mexico, praying for the children and mothers. ��������☝���� #Cuajimalpa #Mexico #PrayForMexico pic.twitter.com/L9VXyxr1av
— Robert Duhamel (@RobertDuhamel) 29 января 2015
Rescue teams arrived at the scene and are currently searching for people trapped under the rubble.
