Mexico Tultepec Fireworks Market Explosion, 29 killing

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Mexico Tultepec Fireworks Market Explosion, 29 killing

An explosion has ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital, reportedly killing at least 29 people and injuring 70.

The explosion, which was caught on camera, sent a huge plume of charcoal-gray smoke billowing into the sky. Images broadcast by Milenio TV showed smoke rising from the scorched ground and fireworks stands. In the aftermath of the explosion, emergency crews were attending to victims and hosing down hotspots.

“People were crying everywhere and desperately running in all directions,” said 20-year-old witness Cesar Carmona.

Some 13 children suffered burns to over 90% of their bodies and were being sent to the US city of Galveston in Texas for treatment, said Eruviel Avila, the governor of the State of Mexico where Tultepec is located. He put the death toll at 29.

Avila also vowed to find and punish those responsible for the blast and provide economic assistance to those who had lost their livelihoods.

The blast flattened the San Pablito market in the municipality of Tultepec, where many people make a living from manufacturing fireworks – often in clandestine workshops.

The Christmas season brings in brisk business, according to merchants at the market, as Mexicans stock up on pyrotechnics

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