Mexico City media outlets are reporting a revised death toll of 26people as a consequence of the explosion, with dozens more injured.
— Lalo González (@LaloGonzalezM) December 20, 2016
Mexico emergency services have confirmed that the injuries sustained from the blast have left first-responders scrambling.
— Lalo González (@LaloGonzalezM) December 20, 2016
The rescuers have since requested back-up assistance from emergency response teams in the surrounding area.
— Mexico Times Co News (@MexicoTimes) December 20, 2016
Eye-witnesses posted photographs of the aftermath on social media, some of which show a pillar of white smoke pluming up past the city’s buildings.
— Mexico Times Co News (@MexicoTimes) December 20, 2016
