{"id":278421,"date":"2016-12-21T07:22:37","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T07:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=278421"},"modified":"2016-12-21T07:22:37","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T07:22:37","slug":"mexico-fireworks-blast-dozens-killed-in-tultepec-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/mexico-fireworks-blast-dozens-killed-in-tultepec-explosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico fireworks blast: Dozens killed in Tultepec explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"
An explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City has killed at least 31 people, officials say.<\/p>\n
More than 70 others were injured as the blast hit the San Pablito fireworks market in Tultepec, about 20 miles (32km) outside the city.<\/p>\n
Video from the scene showed a large number of fireworks rocketing into the air as they caught fire.<\/p>\n
Dozens of paramedics and police attended the scene. The cause of the explosions is not yet known.<\/p>\n
Locals have been told to avoid the area and keep roads clear.<\/p>\n
Eruviel Avila, governor of the State of Mexico, said some children had suffered burns to more than 90% of their bodies and they were being sent to the US city of Galveston, Texas, for specialised treatment.<\/p>\n
Fireworks continued to explode after the initial blast, as smoke billowed from the area in thick black clouds.<\/p>\n
Photos from police and medical personnel at the scene showed several injured people among the destroyed market stalls, with brick buildings scorched by the heat.<\/p>\n