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| Pipeline blast kills 22 in Mexico |
| 2010-12-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] A massive blast on a pipeline operated by Mexico's state-owned oil company has killed 22 people, injuring 32 others in the central state of Puebla. The pre-dawn kaboom happened along the Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) pipeline in the town of Texmelucan, where thieves were trying to steal fuel, Puebla state secretary Valentin Meneses reported. According to Meneses some 83 homes were partially damaged and 32 were completely destroyed in the Sunday's blast. "A criminal gang punctured the pipeline of state-owned Pemex, which spilled fuel out of control because of the high degree of pressure. The streets began to flood, then came a spark and we saw rivers of fire in the streets," AFP quoted Meneses as saying. Spokesman of the state Noe Torres said the initial kaboom was followed by four minor blasts prompting hundreds of people to flee the city, located 55 miles east of Mexico City. |
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