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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGas Buildup Caused Blast At Mexican Oil Company Headquarters
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/02/04/171120837/gas-buildup-caused-blast-at-mexican-oil-company-headquartersLast week's deadly explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's national oil company was caused by a buildup of gas in the building's basement, the country's attorney general said Monday.
Here's more from The Associated Press:
"Jesus Murillo Karam says an investigation by Mexican, Spanish, U.S. and British experts found no evidence of explosives in the blast that collapsed several lower floors of the Petroleos Mexicanos administrative building on Thursday afternoon.
"He said Monday that the experts believe that an electrical fault had caused a spark that detonated the leaking gas. There was scant evidence of the burn marks typical in a bomb blast, he said. There was also no sign of a crater like that typically left by an explosive device."
The death toll from the explosion is 37. As NPR's Carrie Kahn reported on Monday's All Things Considered, over the weekend crews pulled three more bodies from the PEMEX headquarters.
So I guess this means there will be no more all you can eat sauerkraut at the Pemex cafeteria?
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Gas Buildup Caused Blast At Mexican Oil Company Headquarters (Original Post)
TheMightyFavog
Feb 2013
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Arctic Dave
(13,812 posts)1. I guess all you can eat bean burritos Wednesday was a bad idea.
That's right, I went there.
Kennah
(14,276 posts)2. Has MiddleFingerMom been questioned?
SpartanDem
(4,533 posts)3. They should think about providing the employes some gas x