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| Mexico sweet factory blast 'injures dozens' | Mexico sweet factory blast 'injures dozens' |
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| Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion and fire at a sweet factory in northern Mexico. | Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion and fire at a sweet factory in northern Mexico. |
| Officials said a boiler exploded in the Blueberry factory at an industrial park in Ciudad Juarez, causing the ceiling to collapse. | Officials said a boiler exploded in the Blueberry factory at an industrial park in Ciudad Juarez, causing the ceiling to collapse. |
| About 300 people were said to be working in the factory at the time. | About 300 people were said to be working in the factory at the time. |
| Some unconfirmed reports said 20 people were missing. Fire crews and about 30 ambulances were at the scene, local media reported. | Some unconfirmed reports said 20 people were missing. Fire crews and about 30 ambulances were at the scene, local media reported. |
| Civil protection chief Fernando Motta Allen said four of those injured were in a critical state and 10 were seriously hurt. | Civil protection chief Fernando Motta Allen said four of those injured were in a critical state and 10 were seriously hurt. |
| "There is an area which (rescuers) were not able to get to because they are working to control the fire sparked by the damaged boiler," he said. | "There is an area which (rescuers) were not able to get to because they are working to control the fire sparked by the damaged boiler," he said. |
| Guillermo Terrazas, a local government spokesman in Ciudad Juarez, described it as "a bad explosion". | Guillermo Terrazas, a local government spokesman in Ciudad Juarez, described it as "a bad explosion". |
| He said it was unclear if anyone had been killed or was trapped under the debris. | He said it was unclear if anyone had been killed or was trapped under the debris. |
| Footage from the scene showed local people gathering outside, many of them in tears. | |
| Ciudad Juarez is in the state of Chihuahua on the border with the US state of Texas. |