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Fireworks explosion near Mexico City kills 17, injures 31
The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to killed by the second blast.
Jul.05.2018 / 9:31 PM ET / Source: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY ― Seventeen people were killed and at least 31 were injured Thursday when two explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City.
The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to killed by the second blast.
The government of the State of Mexico said in a statement that eight people from the town of Tultepec were killed, along with the six emergency personnel and two others who have not yet been identified. The state security department later raised the death toll to 17, but did not specify who the victim was in a statement posted to its Twitter account.
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Firefighters work at the site after a series of explosions at fireworks warehouses in Tultepec, central Mexico, on July 5, 2018. At least 17 people were killed, including rescue workers who died saving others' lives, officials said. The initial explosion occurred around 9:30 am, then spread to other warehouses just as police and firefighters began attending to the first victims.Pedro Pardo / AFP - Getty Images
Fireworks explosion near Mexico City kills 17, injures 31
The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to killed by the second blast.
Jul.05.2018 / 9:31 PM ET / Source: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY ― Seventeen people were killed and at least 31 were injured Thursday when two explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City.
The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to killed by the second blast.
The government of the State of Mexico said in a statement that eight people from the town of Tultepec were killed, along with the six emergency personnel and two others who have not yet been identified. The state security department later raised the death toll to 17, but did not specify who the victim was in a statement posted to its Twitter account.
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Firefighters work at the site after a series of explosions at fireworks warehouses in Tultepec, central Mexico, on July 5, 2018. At least 17 people were killed, including rescue workers who died saving others' lives, officials said. The initial explosion occurred around 9:30 am, then spread to other warehouses just as police and firefighters began attending to the first victims.Pedro Pardo / AFP - Getty Images