Gas leak due to “huachicoleo” in Tenayuca leaves 3 people dead

TLALNEPANTLA (EL UNIVERSAL).- A escape due to alleged fuel theft of ducts of Pemexcaused the escape of gas inside a building where three alleged huachicoleros died in the area of Tenayucareported municipal and prosecutorial authorities.

The leak occurred at a home located in the Mitla streetin the God’s Power colonyin the Tenayuca area very close to the archaeological areawhere Three men allegedly died from gas inhalationlocal sources reported.

Following the emergency report, the area was cordoned off by municipal police due to the risk of an explosion or the spread of a gas cloud. Personnel from the National Defense Secretariat arrived at the scene (Sedena), from the Strategic Security Department of Pemex as well as Civil Protection and Firefighters of Tlalnepantla.

The three deceased who were inside a room, “apparently inhaled the gases and when they fainted they left the faucet open and that caused the spill,” reported authorities of Tlalnepantlawhose firefighters and Civil Protection personnel managed to close the valve of the clandestine intake.

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Given the risk generated by this fuel leak, At least 60 homes and hundreds of people were evacuated from this area of ​​Tenayuca, while firefighters from Tlalnepantla controlled the spill with foam, to prevent it from going into the sewers.

The control of this incident was carried out by elements of the Sedena and Pemexso it will be federal authorities that will require if it was a clandestine gas tap, gasoline or diesel; Please report whether there are any detainees and the procedure for securing the area and sealing off the illegal seizure.

“Authorities from the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Mexico will be in charge of the three deceased people,” Tlalnepantla authorities said.

The three men who died They were located at the entrance to a tunnel and would be part of those that extracted the fuelin an incident in which there were no arrests, according to official sources from the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office.

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