At least 13 killed in blast at Pemex plant in southeast Mexico oil hub

In a post on Twitter, Puente said 13 people have so far died in the explosion, which sent a huge, dark plume of smoke billowing into the sky.

Blast site near the port of Coatzacoalcos. (Source: Twitter/@LUISFELIPE_P)

At least 13 people died in an explosion that rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, Luis Felipe Puente, the head of the country’s emergency services said on Thursday.

En cuanto fue posible visitar la planta, el titular de Pemex y @LUISFELIPE_P evaluaron personalmente la situación pic.twitter.com/uhnRTI1WG5

— Petróleos Mexicanos (@Pemex) April 21, 2016

In a post on Twitter, accompanied with images of the destroyed blast site near the port of Coatzacoalcos, Puente said 13 people have so far died in the explosion, which sent a huge, dark plume of smoke billowing into the sky. Dozens were injured.

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Rahul Gandhi attacks EC: What happened in Aland, who can delete names from electoral roll

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