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Three killed, dozens injured in gas explosion in Mexico City

Kate Hairsine with EFE, AP, AFP
September 11, 2025

Three people were killed and 67 more were injured after a gas tanker truck exploded on a highway in Mexico City. At least 19 people have severe burns.

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Dozens of Mexican firefighters extinguish the flames of a gas truck on a highway September 10, 2025.
It's thought the gas truck exploded when its trailer tipped overImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP

A gas tanker truck explosion along a highway in Mexico City killed three people and injured 67 more, the mayor of Mexico City said on Wednesday. 

The vehicle blew up under a highway overpass in the populous Iztapalapa district in the southeast of Mexico's capital.

The explosion sent flames and smoke billowing over the area, causing widespread damage and burning numerous other vehicles.

Flames rise from a burned out truck in Mexico City as firefighters spray water at it September 10, 2025.
More than a dozen other vehicles were burned in the explosionImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP

Nineteen people are seriously wounded with second- and third-degree burns, local officials said, adding that three people died of their injuries. 

How are Mexico City authorities responding to the explosion?

Calling the explosion an "emergency," Mexico City's head of government, Clara Brugada, said the wounded had been taken to hospitals across the city.

Brugada said prosecutors were investigating the incident, but it appeared that the truck exploded after it tipped over on the highway.

Images showed the burning truck, which was transporting 49,500 liters (13,076 gallons) of gas, overturned on the road.

The explosion occurred on one of the most important roadways flowing out of Mexico City on the way to the city of Puebla.

The city's government said the roadway would be closed until further notice.

Dozens of onlookers stand on the edge of the highway as firefighters guard the area, in the foreground is the front of a burned-out truck.
The gas truck exploded under a highway overpassImage: Valentina Alpide/AFP

Edited by Sean Sinico

Kate Hairsine Reporter and senior editor