Number of dead in Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 79: minister
16:47, 20/01/2019, Sunday
REUTERS

A resident holds a pictures of a missing relative at the site where a fuel pipeline ruptured by suspected oil thieves exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, state of Hidalgo, Mexico January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Mexico's health minister said on Sunday that the number of people killed in a gasoline pipeline explosion has risen to 79.
Another 66 people remained hospitalized, Jorge Alcocer told a press conference. The blast occurred on Friday when up to 800 people flocked to collect gasoline at the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline that had been punctured by fuel thieves, officials said.
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