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Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64
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Key Points:
- A pyrotechnic explosion during a religious festival in Temascalcingo, Mexico State, killed at least 10 people and injured 64 others, authorities reported.
- The blast occurred near the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church as hundreds gathered for a fireworks display, causing a wall to collapse.
- Two priests were among the injured, according to a local bishop, and an investigation into the cause of the explosion has been launched by the Mexico State Attorney General’s Office.
- Pyrotechnic accidents are common in Mexico, where fireworks are widely used in street and religious celebrations, with a similar incident in Hidalgo state injuring 17 people nearly four years ago.
