Five killed in huge fire at packed Mexico fairground
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A fire at a crowded fairground in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, during a concert early Thursday resulted in at least five deaths.
- The concert, which began Wednesday night, was attended by approximately 135,000 people, according to official reports.
- Social media footage showed panicked crowds fleeing the scene as the fire broke out, though the cause of the blaze remains unknown.
- Tabasco Governor Javier May confirmed that emergency services have controlled the fire and expressed condolences to the victims' families.
- The governor announced an economic recovery program to support businesses affected by the fire and thanked the public for assisting with evacuations.
