MEXICO CITY: A gas tanker truck exploded on a highway in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early yesterday, killing at least 18 people and injuring three dozen, according to the Citizen Safety Department of Mexico State, which surrounds Mexico City.
Officials did not rule out the possibility the death toll could rise more as emergency workers continued sifting through the charred remains of vehicles and homes built near the highway on the northern edge of the metropolis. Residents pitched in to rescue people from the wreckage of crushed and burned cars and shattered homes.
18 dead in Mexico gas tanker blast
18 dead in Mexico gas tanker blast
