Mexico City gas tanker explosion kills 3, injures 70 VIDEO

At least three people were killed and 70 others injured when a gas tanker exploded in eastern Mexico City, the Spanish media outlet El País reports.

According to the outlet, the incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. local time (00:30 Baku time) when a tanker carrying more than 49,000 litres of liquefied petroleum gas overturned, resulting in a massive leak, explosion, and fire.

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said that 19 people sustained severe second- and third-degree burns. The truck driver survived but was hospitalised in critical condition.

Footage circulating on social media shows the blast wave engulfing nearby vehicles and reaching the second level of an overpass. Fire services reported that more than 28 cars and motorcycles were damaged in the explosion.

Emergency crews quickly secured the area, but authorities warned that the full extent of the damage and potential risks from the fire were still being assessed.

By Khagan Isayev