Thousands Evacuated In Mexico City After Liquor Factory Blast - Official
Umer Jamshaid Published October 23, 2018 | 05:12 AM
MEXICO CITY (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2018) A blast and fire at a liquor factory in Mexico City on Monday forced thousands to evacuate their homes, the city's civil protection chief said.
"The fire at the alcohol factory is under control. One person was injured and 2,000 were evacuated," Fausto Lugo tweeted.
Photos posted on his official Twitter account showed a plume of thick black smoke and fire rising dozens of feet into the air.
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