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An explosion and fire erupted inside a tequila factory Tuesday, killing at least five workers and injuring two others at the site in the liquor's namesake town in Jalisco state, Mexican ...
Illegally extracting, possessing, or safeguarding petrochemicals from pipelines, vehicles, equipment, or installations is a federal crime in Mexico and is punishable with up to 20 years in prison. [7] The gasoline thieves are known in Mexico as huachicoleros, [2] a name derived from the slang term huachicol, or poor-quality alcohol. [8]
A series of ten explosions took place on April 22, 1992, in the downtown district of Analco Colonia Atlas in Guadalajara city, Jalisco state, Mexico. Numerous gasoline explosions in the sewer system and fires over four hours destroyed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of streets. [1]
The Chicxulub crater is a buried impact crater in Mexico that was formed by a 10 km asteroid 66 million years ago. It is believed to be the cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, which killed off most dinosaurs and many other species on Earth.
Explosion ripped through the La Rojeña factory in the city of Tequila, Jalisco, on Tuesday, sparking a huge fire and prompting emergency evacuations in the local area
Pemex is the national oil company of Mexico, founded in 1938 by President Lázaro Cárdenas. It is the seventh most polluting company in the world and faces challenges to increase production and attract private investment.
The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). [1] As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, [5] with at least 84 more injured. [5] Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital. [12] Of the injured, 46 individuals were hospitalized, five of whom were in critical condition. [12]
On 31 January 2013 in Mexico City, an explosion caused by a gas leak occurred beneath Building B-2 at the Torre Ejecutiva Pemex (Pemex Executive Tower), a skyscraper complex that is the headquarters of Pemex, the Mexican state oil company. [1]