Pemex raised the estimate of the number of injured to 136 people. Earlier, Veracruz State Governor Javier Duarte said on Twitter that as many as 105 people have been hospitalized, 58 of whom were plant employees, RT reported.
Luis Felipe Puente, the head of Mexico’s federal emergency services, confirmed to Reuters earlier that three people had been killed and 45 injured in the blast. Puente added that 2,000 workers were evacuated from site during the fire.
Three people are confirmed dead and more than 100 injured in a blast at a Pemex oil facility in the Mexican port city of Coatzacoalcos, which triggered a massive fire sending out a toxic cloud. Hundreds of people in nearby areas have been evacuated.
Pemex raised the estimate of the number of injured to 136 people. Earlier, Veracruz State Governor Javier Duarte said on Twitter that as many as 105 people have been hospitalized, 58 of whom were plant employees.
Luis Felipe Puente, the head of Mexico’s federal emergency services, confirmed earlier that three people had been killed and 45 injured in the blast. Puente added that 2,000 workers were evacuated from site during the fire.
Local media report that the explosion has released toxic substances, such as Chloroethane, into the air.
Duarte said on his Twitter page that classes at all school levels have been suspended in six municipalities. Meanwhile, nearby residents were asked to stay inside their homes.
Pemex says the fire at the plant is now under control.
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