Evacuation, 3 killed in Mexican gas tank vehicle blast & blaze (IMAGES)
Over 200 people have been evacuated, three killed, and dozens injured after a gas tank vehicle exploded in Mexican town of Tlalnepantla, local media reported.
The vehicle was carrying 45,000 liters of gas. It overturned, caught fire and exploded, hitting a passenger bus and a taxi. The driver was killed on the spot, according to El Universal.
Pipa volcó y explotó sobre la México-Querétaro altura Jardínes del Recuerdo en #Tlalnepantla , hay un muerto. pic.twitter.com/9fdsrzcQ1P
— Hoy Estado de México (@HoyEstado) November 12, 2015Red Cross ambulances have taken 13 injured with burns to the nearby hospitals: Lomas Verdes Social Security, the Red Cross of Tlalnepantla and the Red Cross of Polanco.
Esta madrugada se registró la explosión de una pipa de gas en col.San Rafael #Tlalnepantla hay 13 heridos y 1 muerto pic.twitter.com/lNDkHu7jXW
— AGENCIA MVT (@AGENCIAMVT) November 12, 2015Ten others were treated at the scene with minor burns.
Accidente de pipa de gas registra 1 muerto, más de 10 lesionados, y 200 evacuados. #Tlalnepantlapic.twitter.com/jqdzlD9JUn
— Sheriff ® (@froylang) November 12, 2015Police have cordoned off the area, closing the circulation, as the fire reached a few vehicles.
El Financiero reports security forces also evacuated about 200 people from the area.
