24 killed, 49 injured in fireworks explosions in Mexico
Mexico Fireworks Explosions 24 Killed and 49 Injured. Around 24 people were killed while 49 were wounded in a series of explosions at fireworks warehouses in the town of Tultepec in central Mexico, officials confirmed. The victims included four firefighters and five police. The explosion that took place around 9:30 am took life of rescue workers who were there to save people. The explosion spread to other warehouses just as police and firefighters reached on the spot. “We deeply regret the deaths of those who were killed this morning in... Tultepec, including our firefighter and police colleagues who lost their lives saving those of many others,” read a tweet from the Red Cross in the state of Mexico, where Tultepec is located. “I left school to look for him as soon as we heard about the explosion. But they won’t let me through and nobody is giving me any information,” said Allan Osvaldo, 14. “I was in my workshop when I heard the explosion. I ran out and was immediately enveloped in the cloud of smoke,” said the father, 43-year-old Osvaldo Urban, his voice trembling. “I’m so grateful to be OK.” -PTC News
