The number of people killed in Mexico's oil pipe blast has risen to 109, Mexican Health Minister Jorge Alcocer said Friday
BUENOS AIRES (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th January, 2019) The number of people killed in Mexico's oil pipe blast has risen to 109, Mexican Health Minister Jorge Alcocer said Friday."109 explosion victims confirmed," the minister said at a press conference aired on YouTube.
The previous death toll stood at 107.
The blast hit the Tuxpan-Tula pipeline late on January 18 after it was ruptured in an attempt to steal gasoline. Local residents were filling canisters when the disaster happened.
Mexico is currently experiencing severe fuel shortages with people sometimes trying to steal gasoline from pipelines.
