Hundreds have been evacuated following a blast at a Pemex oil facility in southern Mexico. The blast occurred in in the port city of Coatzacoalcos.
According to Bloomberg, the explosion occurred at Clorados 3 petrochemicals unit of Pajaritos complex in the port of Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz state, says co. spokesperson Alfonso Villalobos on phone. First responders are attending the emergency, according to tweet from Veracruz civil protection official twitter account.
As Breaking News adds, the explosion happened just before 4 p.m. CT on Wednesday at the Pajaritos complex near the Coatzacoalcos River, according to the Civil Protection agency in Veracruz. It said emergency services were at the scene.
Photos from the scene showed huge plumes of black smoke rising from the site, but details about the exact circumstances of the incident were not immediately known. Pemex reported that at least 3 workers had been injured.
The cause of the blast is unknown at this time.
Atendemos accidente que se suscitó en la planta Clorados 3 de la empresa Petroquímica Mexicana de Vinilo (PMV) en Coatzacoalcos
— Petróleos Mexicanos (@Pemex) April 20, 2016
Explosión a las 3:15 hrs en Pemex estacion Pajaritos, alguien que confirme? @xeunoticias @VigilantesV @MARUCHIBRAVO pic.twitter.com/KWHHLYMvgE
— Enrique Valle (@drkevorkian_) April 20, 2016
Comparten video de la explosión en complejo pajaritos de Pemex en Coatzacoalcos pic.twitter.com/pmE1yUErrC
— Cinco Radio (@JavierLopezDiaz) April 20, 2016
#EIL: Explosion in einer #Pemex Öl-Anlage in #Coatzacoalcos in #Mexiko, hunderte Bewohner evakuiert
pic.twitter.com/RLQwiLip5d— I.E.N. (@GoldenKrant) April 20, 2016
Se activan protocolos de emergencia y atención por fuerte explosión Complejo Petroquímico “Pajaritos” #Coatzacoalcos pic.twitter.com/UJLOFx1C7p
— Protección Civil Ver (@spcver) April 20, 2016
10 equipos vs incendios trabajan tras explosión en el complejo “Pajaritos” de #Pemex en #Coatzacoalcos #Veracruz pic.twitter.com/OsVOjEGDxC
— Irving (@IrvingPineda) April 20, 2016
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