A large explosion attributed to a gas leak in east-central Mexico's Puebla state has left at least one dead, 15 injured and damaged between 30 to 50 buildings, local government authorities are reporting. Around 1:34 a.m. local time, a gas leak was reported and around 2,000 people within 1 kilometer of the leak were evacuated, Puebla State Government officials said at a press conference Sunday. PHOTO: Firefighters walk along a railroad at an area affected by the explosion of a gas leak caused by a pipeline theft, in the San Pablo Xochimehuacan neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico, October 31, 2021. PHOTO: A firefighter walks at an area affected by the explosion of a gas leak caused by a pipeline theft, in the San Pablo Xochimehuacan neighborhood in Puebla, Mexico October 31, 2021. Explosion in Mexico destroys at least 30 buildings, leaves 1 dead, 15 injured originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News October 31, 2021 23:31 UTC