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- At least 21 people were killed in an explosion on a gasoline line in Mexico – at least 71 others were injured.
- At the time of the explosion, according to local media, there were hundreds of people on the gasoline pipeline who were trying to siphon the fuel from a drawn pipe with pails and cans.
- The loss is attributed to an attempt to intercept illegal.
How exactly the explosion has arrived is not yet clear. In video it was seeing how after the panic of the explosion during the accident prevailed. People ran screaming away from the fuel line. The flames pushed over the pipeline. The fire spread to the scene of the accident. Forces cut the area in the state of Hidalgo.
On Friday afternoon, according to the TV channel "Milenio TV", a loss was reported on the line. The state oil company Pemex said it was an attempted illegal interception on the gas pipeline near Tlahuelilpan.
Tlahuelilpan, where the explosion occurred, is located about 85 kilometers north of Mexico City, the capital.
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Gas theft is a big problem in Mexico. According to Pemex, every 30 minutes of the last year an attempt was made to illegally knock one of the gas pipelines. The governor of Hidalgo called after the accident, the population not to participate in gasoline-Klau. It was a threat to life, he warned on Twitter. "It happened today and can not be repeated."
The government has fought fuel theft since the end of December and has already closed some lines. Fuel is now transported in monitored tank trucks. At service stations in the Latin American country, this has led to long queues in recent weeks.
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