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Fireworks explosion in central Mexico leaves at least 10 dead
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A pyrotechnic explosion during a patron saint festival in Temascalcingo, Mexico State, killed at least 10 people and injured 64 others, authorities reported.
- The blast occurred Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church as hundreds were preparing for a fireworks display.
- The cause of the explosion remains unknown, and the Mexico State Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation.
- Two priests were among the injured, according to a local bishop.
- Fireworks-related accidents are common in Mexico, where pyrotechnics are widely used in street and religious celebrations.
