A powerful gas tank truck explosion from the company Gas Express Nieto brings down maternity and children’s hospital in Mexico City on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens.
Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera told Milenio television that three were killed, a woman and two men.
He earlier told the Televisa network that at least 54 people were injured, 22 of them children. Most of the injuries were relatively minor, he said.
Mancera said the blast apparently was caused by a leak in the hose carrying gas from the truck to the hospital, which is operated by the city.
“There was a super explosion and everything caught on fire,” said Ismael Garcia, 27, who lives a block from the hospital.
This video was posted by YouTube user Maximino Aviña Hurtado.
Information compiled from Milenio, Aristegui Noticias and the AP
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