Overview
- The tanker exploded in Colonia Las Granjas at the intersection of Calle 10 de Abril and San Francisco on Thursday, August 6, producing a large fire that consumed the vehicle and spread to nearby houses and cars.
- Official tallies from municipal and state sources put the injured at about 20 to 22 people, including children and several with severe burns who were moved to specialized burn units and one minor is being prepared for transfer to Shriners Hospital in Galveston.
- Protección Civil, firefighters, police, the Army, IMSS and Red Cross teams conducted rescues, house-by-house checks and medical evacuations while authorities cordoned the area and set up short-term shelters for displaced residents.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado of Morelos opened 12 legal complaints and dispatched peritos in fires, explosions and criminalistics to carry out forensic tests, while Protección Civil has launched an administrative review of the distributor linked to the tanker, Tomza-Gas Titanium SA de CV.
- Damage surveys report roughly 32 to 34 affected properties with several judged uninhabitable and multiple vehicles damaged, and officials warn that final technical peritajes will be needed to confirm whether a leak during refueling or another factor caused the blast and who will face liability.