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Mexico oil firm blast caused by gas build-up: official

February 5, 2013 01:45
A gas build-up caused the explosion that rocked the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm last week, killing 37 people, officials said Monday, ruling out a bomb attack. The announcement came four days after the tragedy at Pemex, a delay that triggered much speculation about the cause of the blast at the firm's offices in the heart of Mexico City. The explosion tore through a human resources building next to the company's skyscraper last Thursday afternoon, destroying lower floors, causing thousands of workers to flee into the street and injuring more than 120 people.

Mexico oil firm blast caused by gas build-up: official

February 5, 2013 01:00
The explosion that killed 37 people at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm was caused by a gas build-up, officials said Monday, ruling out a bomb attack. The announcement came four days after the blast, a delay that triggered much speculation about the cause of the blast at the complex that houses the offices of Pemex in the heart of Mexico City. The explosion tore through an annex of the company's skyscraper in the capital last Thursday, injuring more than 120 people.

Mystery persists in Mexico oil firm blast after 33 die

February 1, 2013 22:15
The cause of a deadly explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm remained shrouded in mystery Friday, with authorities investigating if it was an accident or an attack 24 hours later. As the toll jumped to 33 dead and 121 injured, government and Pemex company officials had yet to pinpoint what was behind the blast that ripped through the annex of the firm's Mexico City skyscraper Thursday afternoon.

Mexico oil firm blast looks like 'accident,' 33 dead

February 1, 2013 17:30
A blast that killed 33 people at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm Pemex appears to have been an accident, the firm's chief said Friday as rescuers wrapped up a grueling search for survivors. Hundreds of firefighters, police and soldiers aided by dogs dug through rubble for almost 24 hours straight after the explosion ripped through an annex of the 54-floor tower in the heart of Mexico City, injuring 121 people.

Death toll in mystery Mexico oil firm blast rises to 32

February 1, 2013 15:45
Rescuers dug through mounds of rubble for survivors on Friday after 32 people were killed in a mysterious explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil giant Pemex. Hundreds of firefighters, police and soldiers aided by dogs have toiled since the blast ripped through an annex of the 54-floor tower on Thursday, injuring 121 people and leaving concrete, computers and office furniture strewn on the ground.

Death toll in mystery Mexico oil firm blast rises to 32

February 1, 2013 12:45
The death toll in a mystery explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil giant Pemex rose to 32 on Friday as rescuers dug through mounds of rubble for survivors. Hundreds of firefighters, police and soldiers toiled through the night after the blast ripped through an annex of the 54-floor tower, injuring 121 people and leaving concrete, computers and office furniture strewn on the ground.

Death toll in Mexico oil HQ blast rises to 32

February 1, 2013 12:00
The death toll in a mystery explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil giant Pemex rose to 32 on Friday as rescuers dug through the rubble. Hundreds of firefighters, police and soldiers toiled through the night after the blast ripped through an annex of Pemex's 54-floor tower on Thursday, leaving huge pieces of broken concrete on the ground and injuring 121 people. Pemex director general Emilio Lozoya Austin said 20 women and 12 men died in the incident, while 52 people remain hospitalized. He said the search for survivors would continue.

Death toll in Mexico oil HQ blast rises to 32

February 1, 2013 11:45
The death toll in an explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-own oil giant Pemex rose to 32 on Friday as rescuers dug through the rubble while the cause of the blast remained a mystery. Hundreds of firefighters, police and soldiers toiled through the night after the blast ripped through an annex of Pemex's 54-floor tower on Thursday, leaving huge pieces of broken concrete on the ground and injuring 121 people.

Blast at Mexico oil giant's headquarters kills 25

February 1, 2013 02:46
A huge blast rocked the headquarters of Mexican state-owned oil giant Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, injuring 100 and leaving rescuers scrambling to find survivors into the night. Smoke billowed skyward as people fled the 54-floor Mexico City skyscraper, with some of those hurt in the blast being carried out on stretchers and office chairs, as witnesses recalled an earthquake-like rumble shaking the floor.

Blast at Mexico oil giant's headquarters kills 25

February 1, 2013 02:45
A huge blast rocked the headquarters of Mexican state-owned oil giant Pemex on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, injuring 100 and leaving rescuers scrambling to find survivors into the night. Smoke billowed skyward as people fled the 54-floor Mexico City skyscraper, with some of those hurt in the blast being carried out on stretchers and office chairs, as witnesses recalled an earthquake-like rumble shaking the floor.
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