Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast rises to 85: Health Minister
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jan 21, 2019, 03:53 IST | Updated: Jan 21, 2019, 03:53 IST
Pipeline blast in Mexico
The number of people who died from a gasoline pipeline explosion in central Mexico has risen to 85, Mexico's health minister said on Sunday.
An additional 58 people were hospitalized, Health Minister Jorge Alcocer told a news conference. The explosion took place on Friday, when about 800 people in Hidalgo state's Tlahuelilpan district were collecting fuel from a leak at a major pipeline.