Fireworks Blast at Mexican Festival Kills 10
Fireworks Blast at Mexican Festival Kills 10
The News
At least 10 people are dead and 64 injured after pyrotechnic material exploded at a patron saint festival in Temascalcingo, a town in Mexico State, Mexican authorities said.
The blast happened Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church and collapsed a wall. Hundreds of people had gathered to watch a fireworks display that is part of the religious festival.
The cause has not been determined. The Mexico State Attorney General's Office has opened an investigation.
The Numbers
10 dead. 64 injured, including two priests, according to a local bishop. Temascalcingo has about 66,000 residents and sits roughly 160 kilometers — 100 miles — northwest of Mexico City.
Timeline
Hundreds of residents gather near the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo for the patron saint festival's fireworks display.
Pyrotechnic material explodes, collapsing a wall next to the church. Video posted to social media shows dozens of people walking through smoke and debris searching for survivors.
Authorities put the toll at at least 10 dead and 64 injured. The Mexico State Attorney General's Office opens an investigation into what set off the blast.
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A local bishop said two priests were among the injured.
Mexican authorities confirmed the death and injury counts and said the cause of the explosion has not yet been established.
Residents at the scene were filmed moving through the smoke and rubble looking for survivors in the minutes after the explosion.
What's Next
State prosecutors will try to determine what ignited the pyrotechnic material and whether anyone bears legal responsibility.
The toll could rise as authorities account for all of the victims and as the injured are treated.
More
Explosions involving pyrotechnics are common in Mexico, where fireworks are a staple of street celebrations and religious festivals.
Almost four years ago, a fireworks explosion in a village in the municipality of Huejutla, in the central state of Hidalgo, left 17 people injured.
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