Rescuers work at the headquarters of Mexico's oil giant PEMEX after an explosion in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on Jan. 31, 2013. A powerful blast ripped through the landmark headquarters of Mexico's oil giant PEMEX in Mexico City on Thursday, killing 14 person, injuring more than 80 others and causing extensive damage to the building, according to local press.(Xinhua/Pedro Mera)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of an explosion rocking the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the capital has risen to 25, Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said late Thursday.
Seventeen women and eight men were among the dead, Osorio Chong told a press conference, adding that the blast also left 101 others injured.
Pemex said about 3,500 people were evacuated from the damaged building after the explosion occurred at around 3:55 p.m. (2155 GMT) in the 211-meter Pemex Tower in downtown Mexico City.
The exact cause of the accident still remained unknown.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- An explosion in the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Mexico City on Thursday left 14 people dead and 80 others injured, the Mexican oil giant said on its Twitter account.Full Story
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and some 75 more were injured on Thursday after a powerful blast ripped through the headquarters of Mexico's oil giant Pemex in Mexico City, local media reported, citing authorities.Full Story
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A powerful blast ripped through the landmark headquarters of Mexico's oil giant Pemex in Mexico City on Thursday, causing causalities and evacuation of the building.Full Story
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