A leaking fuel pipeline that authorities claim had been illegally tapped erupted in a massive explosion Friday in Mexico's central Hidalgo state, resulting in at least 66 deaths, Hidalgo state Gov. More than 85 other people on Saturday were listed as missing a day after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap in the small town of Tlahuelilpan, about 62 miles north of Mexico City. Fuel thieves had drilled into the pipeline, causing the leak in the small town, according to state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pennex. Residents gathered to collect gasoline from the leaking pipeline, the paper reported, citing cell phone images on Mexican media. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP“I urge the entire population not to be complicit in fuel theft,” Fayad said on Twitter.

Source: Fox News January 19, 2019 12:46 UTC