Written in NATIONAL he 1/5/2025 · 22:59 hs
Thursday night was recorded The explosion and fire of a pipe on the Mexico-Veracruz highway, at the height of Ciudad Mendozain Veracruz.
The images of the facts have spread rapidly on social networks, in which a huge flare and an immense column of smoke can be seen that could be seen kilometers away.
According to first versions, several vehicles were affected by the explosion, and It is still unknown if people were injured or if they lost their lives in the events.
It was reported that emergency bodies mobilized at kilometer 261 of the Córdoba-Puebla roadby the explosion of what would be a gas pipe.
The flames extended at high speed, and The National Guard maintains the closed circulation on the highway in both directionsto allow the passage of firefighters and civil protection elements, near the Nogales curve.
What is known about the explosion and pipe fire on Veracruz road?
The municipal president of Nogales, Ernesto Torres Navarro, reported on his Facebook account, which Some vehicles were damaged, and asked citizens to ignore the false information.
“They report a highway accident, gasoline pipe and some damaged vehicles, do not pay attention to false information, Emergency equipment, not speculate, and be pending “, Read.
Despite the arrival of emergency bodies, It is feared that the flames can reach the housing adjacent to the road.
According to media, The rumble and intense flames caused that in addition to the intense mobilization of the authorities To attend the emergency, the preventive evacuation of the neighboring houses of the area will be carried out.
The National Guard reported that the circulation is still closed in both directions on the Puebla-Córdoba road, Veracruz, where the explosion of the pipe occurred.
