Death toll in Mexico fireworks market blast rises to 35

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS | Thu Dec 22, 2016 | 2:08pm EST

Death toll in Mexico fireworks market blast rises to 35

The death toll from a chain of explosions at a popular fireworks market on Mexico City's outskirts rose to at least 35 after two more people were added to the list, the local government said on Thursday.

The cause of the blast on Tuesday that struck the San Pablito open-air market in Tultepec, about 20 miles (30 km) north of Mexico City, several days before Christmas, remained unknown.

It was the third major explosion to devastate the market in just over a decade.

The number of people killed has increased to 35, the State of Mexico's government said in a statement. The latest confirmed victims were a woman and a girl, who both died in hospitals, the government said, noting that 26 people had died at the market, and another nine in hospitals. Dozens more were injured.

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[malaise]

1. Too sad

[Warpy]

2. They took more precautions there with each fire

Maybe next time they'll install sprinklers. The market will be rebuilt.

Around here, they keep fireworks markets small and under canopies. If anything catches fire, just turn the table over and go out the side.