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"Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Blast At Chemical Plant In Mexico"

"A massive explosion rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring dozens more, and pumping a cloud of noxious chemicals into the sky.

Luis Felipe Puente, head of federal emergency services, told Reuters that three people had died in the blast. Pemex confirmed that three of its workers had died, and said another 136 were injured, of which 88 were still in the hospital.

The firm said the explosion, which sent a huge, dark plume of smoke billowing upwards, occurred just after 3 p.m. (2000 GMT) at the facility's chlorinate 3 plant near the port of Coatzacoalcos, one of the company's top oil export hubs."

David Alire Garcia, Gabriel Stargardter, Liz Diaz, Dave Graham, and Anna Yukhananov report for Reuters April 21, 2016.

Source: Reuters, 04/21/2016