New Gasoline Pipeline Leak Detected In Mexico Days After Deadly Explosion - Reports

New Gasoline Pipeline Leak Detected in Mexico Days After Deadly Explosion - Reports

MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd January, 2019) Another gasoline leak from pipeline belonging to Mexico's state oil firm, Pemex, has been discovered days after a deadly explosion that claimed 91 lives, local media reported.

The new leak was detected in Tula municipality in the central state of Hidalgo, the Excelsior media outlet reported without specifying the cause.

The blast occurred on Friday after the pipeline was ruptured in an attempt to steal gasoline. Local residents were filling canisters when the disaster happened. Mexico has been experiencing severe fuel shortages.

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