Huge Blast at Mexico Fireworks Market Kills 31

A massive explosion Tuesday at a popular fireworks market near Mexico City killed at least 31 people and injured 70 others. The San Pablito market in the city of Tultepec, about 30 kilometers north of the capital, was packed with shoppers buying fireworks for the Christmas and New Year holidays. The mass of pyrotechnics at the site sent huge streams of smoke into the air as they went off and people tried to run for safety.  Most of the stalls in the market were destroyed. The...

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