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Death Toll From Oil Pipeline Blast in Central Mexico Rises to 114

© REUTERS / Veronica Monroy/Diario PlazaPeople gather at the site of a ruptured pipeline in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, in Hidalgo
People gather at the site of a ruptured pipeline in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, in Hidalgo - Sputnik International
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MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The number of people killed in an oil pipeline blast in the central Mexican state of Hidalgo has risen to 114, the Mexican Health Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The previous death toll from the Tuxpan-Tula pipeline blast stood at 109.

Military personnel watch as flames engulf an area after a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, near the Tula refinery of state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), January 18, 2019 in this handout photo provided by the National Defence Secretary (SEDENA) - Sputnik International
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The ministry added that 33 injured people remained in hospitals. While most of them are receiving medical assistance in Mexico City, three victims are undergoing treatment in the southern US state of Texas.

The blast occurred in Hidalgo's Tlahuelilpan municipality late on January 18 after the pipeline was ruptured in an attempt to steal gasoline. Local residents were filling canisters when the disaster happened.

READ MORE: Death Toll in Mexico's Gasoline Pipeline Blast Increases to 109 — Authorities

Mexico is currently experiencing severe fuel shortages with people sometimes trying to steal gasoline from pipelines.

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