Mexico’s Pemex HQ Building Explodes
On Jan. 31, a gas leak caused the explosion of the lower floors of the Mexican-state owned oil company Petroleros Mexicanos, or Pemex, which took the lives of 38 workers and injured about 120 others. Before the gas leak was revealed to be the cause of the major explosion, rumors surfaced that bombs were found in the ruins of the explosion.
When the explosion happened during the evening, more than 3,000 people were evacuated within 10 minutes of the explosion. During the time that the explosion happened, it was the lunch time for Mexico and many employees were not in the building.
“It’s devastating that so many people were still caught in the building while it was ablaze,” said Senior Carlos Rodriguez. Even though about 120 people were injured, there were only 19 that were rushed to the hospital, two in critical conditions. It was said by Pemex executives that a water-heating system may have leaked methane gas into a tunnel underneath the building for more than seven months.
“Would it really be that hard to not be able to detect a fault like that? Or was it minor at first, then expanded over time?” said Senior Ilyas Bzami.
As of right now, no explosives were found under the ruins, which cancelled out the chances that the infamous drug cartels were behind this. As of now, the methane gas is the biggest possible cause of this devastating explosion that is the worst damage done to a building in Mexico City history.
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