Explosion at natural gas plant in Mexico kills five workers
Latest in a series of gas-related incidents
The BBC is reporting that an explosion at a natural gas storage plant in Mexico Tuesday night has killed at least five people – all employees at the facility.
The blast at the Chachapa industrial park in the central Mexican state of Puebla ignited a fire which closed a nearby highway for more than four hours and caused the evacuation of businesses and homes within a two mile radius. The cause of the explosion is not yet known.