At least 13 Catholic pilgrims killed in Mexico firework blast

At least 13 Catholic pilgrims killed in Mexico firework blast

PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 13 people were killed and 154 others injured on Friday, March 15 when a truck containing fireworks exploded in a freak accident in the central Mexican state of Tlaxcala, casting a pall over a Catholic procession in honor of a local patron saint, Reuters said.

The explosion was ignited when a stray firework fell into a truck carrying other fireworks, said Jose Mateo Morales, director of emergency services for Tlaxcala state.

The fireworks were set to be used in a ceremony honoring Jesus Tepactepec, patron saint of a village named after him in the municipality of Nativitas. The blast happened on the highway just outside the village.

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