MEXICO CITY—A massive explosion at an illegal pipeline tap in central Mexico killed at least 66 people and injured another 76 on Friday, as rescue workers and forensic experts intensified efforts on Saturday morning to separate and identify charred corpses at the site. The illegal tap and resulting blast occurred in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, about 70 miles north of Mexico City and some 13 miles from the Tula refinery, one of six refineries owned and operated by state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex. At least...
Source: Wall Street Journal January 19, 2019 15:21 UTC