Fireworks explosion in central Mexico leaves at least 10 dead | AP News
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By RAMSÉS MERCADO and EMILIO LUGO TEMASCALCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said.
The explosion occurred Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents.
Hundreds of them were preparing to watch a fireworks display that is part of a religious festival when the blast occurred.
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By RAMSÉS MERCADO and EMILIO LUGO TEMASCALCINGO, Mexico (AP) — Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said.
The explosion occurred Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents.
Hundreds of them were preparing to watch a fireworks display that is part of a religious festival when the blast occurred.