Death Toll Rises to 24 in Mexico Blast
Apr 22, 2016, 11:45 AM
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(COATZACOALCOS, Mexico) — The death toll from a petrochemical plant explosion in southeastern Mexico has risen to 24, state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos reported late Thursday.
Pemex raised the toll from the 13 fatalities previously known and also said 19 people remained hospitalized, with 13 of them in serious condition.
