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Mexico City rocked by explosion at oil company headquarters Mexico City blast at Pemex headquarters leaves at least 14 dead
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An explosion has rocked the ground floor of the Mexico City headquarters of the Mexican state oil monopoly Pemex, injuring dozens of people and killing at least one, according to local reports. At least 14 people have been killed and 80 injured after an explosion rocked the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company in Mexico City, according to officials.
Pemex said the building had been evacuated but did not say what caused the explosion. Before announcing there had been a blast, the company said the building had suffered a problem with its electricity supply. The blast at the main HQ of Pemex also damaged three floors of the building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over the skyline.
Pemex said the building had been evacuated but did not say what caused the explosion, which occurred in the basement of an administrative building next to the 52-storey Pemex tower. Before announcing there had been a blast, the company said the building had suffered a problem with its electricity supply.
Mexican TV images showed debris scattered near the base of the skyscraper and injured people being taken out on stretchers.Mexican TV images showed debris scattered near the base of the skyscraper and injured people being taken out on stretchers.
Local media reported that 22 people had been injured in the explosion and that one person had died in the building.
Plaster had fallen from the ceiling of the basement, and the situation at the Pemex tower was "delicate," a spokesman for local emergency services said.