Deadly fireworks explosion in Mexico
An explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday.
Multiple deaths and dozens of injuries were reported.
In this photo, local residents comb through ashes and rubble at the scorched ground of Mexico’s best-known fireworks market after an explosion ripped through it, in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Explosion at Mexico’s best-known fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
This image made from video provided by APTN, shows a view from a drone of smoke billowing from the San Pablito Market, where an explosion ripped through a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A “No Smoking” sign still stands amid the debris as firefighters douse hotspots following a deadly explosion in a fireworks market near Mexico City, on Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A man sprays a fire extinguisher over the smoldering ruins left by a blast in a fireworks market on the outskirts of Mexico City, on Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Local policemen walk through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
The burned-out frame of a pickup truck sits amid the wreckage caused by a blast in a fireworks market in Tultepec, outside Mexico City, on Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
In this photo, people look on after an explosion at the Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A man douses flames amid the still-smoldering wreckage of a fireworks market on the outskirts of Mexico City, following a massive explosion on Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A police officer walks through the remains of buildings destroyed in an explosion at the San Pablito fireworks market outside the Mexican capital on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A man walks through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, just outside Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A Mexico State policeman looks through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, on Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Scene at Mexico’s best-known fireworks market after an explosion ripped through it, in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
People look at a burnt car after an explosion at the San Pablito fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
A boy takes his helmet off as he pauses while working at the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Firefighters and rescue workers remove debris from the scorched ground of Mexico’s best-known fireworks market after an explosion ripped through it, in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Firefighters and local residents work at the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Explosion at Mexico’s best-known fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Firefighters and rescue workers walk through the scorched ground of the open-air San Pablito fireworks market, in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.
Mexico fireworks explosion
Firefighters and volunteers work amid the smoldering debris left by a deadly blast in a fireworks market near Mexico City, on Dec. 20, 2016.