At least 60 people were injured in an enormous explosion in Mexico at a fireworks market. The massive explosion rocked Tultepec, which is about 25 miles north of Mexico City.
Este es uno de los videos que circulan en redes sociales sobre la explosión en el mercado de pirotecnia de Tultepec / @Siempre889 pic.twitter.com/jkwuTEXbkZ
— Lalo González (@LaloGonzalezM) December 20, 2016
Multiple explosions at a fireworks market near Mexico City reportedly leave dozens wounded https://t.co/kQntiQWLvz pic.twitter.com/Eqd0dvNikC
— Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) December 20, 2016
This looks to be drone footage from the aftermath of an explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico https://t.co/r9wtibYWk6 pic.twitter.com/wGw3GxXWBO
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) December 20, 2016
The open-air San Pablito Market is Mexico’s best-known fireworks market.
In 2005 and in 2006, fires engulfed the same market, causing a chain of explosions.
There was no immediate official word on possible casualties.