At least 21 killed in the pipeline blast at Mexico

Mexican pipeline blasts during fuel raid and at least 21 people were killed. 71 were injured during the blast. The blast happened on Friday when a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico. Flames were spreading in an area after a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico.

The country has been plagued by fuel thefts, and Omar Fayad, the governor of Hidalgo called on Mexicans “not to be accomplices.” He said the practice was not only illegal, but it also “puts your life and families at risk.”

Sunaya Paison
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