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Mexico sweet factory blast injures dozens Mexico sweet factory hit by deadly explosion
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Dozens of people have been injured in an explosion and fire at a sweet factory in northern Mexico. At least one person has died and dozens more are injured in an explosion and fire that tore through 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. A boiler is believed to have exploded in the Dulces 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 in the factory at the time and several are still unaccounted for.
Some unconfirmed reports said 20 people were missing. Fire crews and about 30 ambulances were at the scene, local media reported. Fire crews and about 30 ambulances were at the scene.
Civil protection chief Fernando Motta Allen said four of those injured were in a critical state and 10 were seriously hurt. Ciudad Juarez Civil Protection Director Fernando Mota said firefighters found a body inside the factory and that six of the injured were in a serious condition.
"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. He said several workers were missing and could be trapped inside the building.
Guillermo Terrazas, a local government spokesman in Ciudad Juarez, described it as "a bad explosion". "We're still searching the area to see if there are more dead," he added.
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 as they awaited news of friends or relatives.
Footage from the scene showed local people gathering outside, many of them in tears. Paramedics were treating the injured, some of whom were badly burned.
Ciudad Juarez is in the state of Chihuahua on the border with the US state of Texas.Ciudad Juarez is in the state of Chihuahua on the border with the US state of Texas.
Factories such as the one affected, known as maquiladoras, are located in a free trade zone between the United States and Mexico.Factories such as the one affected, known as maquiladoras, are located in a free trade zone between the United States and Mexico.
They are estimated to employ more than 1 million Mexicans. They are estimated to employ more than one million Mexicans.
The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico City says maquiladoras are often criticised by labour rights groups for their low wages and poor working conditions, as they try to compete with China to manufacture cheap goods for the US market.The BBC's Will Grant in Mexico City says maquiladoras are often criticised by labour rights groups for their low wages and poor working conditions, as they try to compete with China to manufacture cheap goods for the US market.