The Ministry of Health of Mexico City reported Tuesday that they add 17 deaths by the Pipa explosion in the Iztapalapa mayor’s office.
At 10:00 hours, the agency reported that there are already 17 dead people, 35 hospitalized and 31 discharges, the deaths, 15 of the 17 are men, while the remaining 2 are women.
The Attorney General’s Office (FGJ) capital reported on Saturday that the expert opinions made to the pipe that exploded on the Concorda bridge confirmed that the vehicle was driven at excessive speed.
Explosion surviving baby will be transferred to the hospital in the US
The Michou and Mau Foundation, specializing in burned minors, reported from the transfer to one of its hospitals in Texas of the 2 -year -old baby who survived the explosion of a gas truck.
In a statement, the Mexican Foundation said that the minor will be attended at the Shriners Hospitals for Children, in Galveston, Texas, after being admitted to the 21st century Medical Center in Mexico City.
He also thanked the medical center staff for their support so that the Foundation team “managed to assess the case of the child.”
Separately, the Government of Mexico City confirmed the transfer of the girl, as part of a “joint effort” so that “the patient receives high specialty medical care for the benefit of her health.”
“The minor traveled in his mother’s company, which guarantees his proximity and accompaniment in this important process for his recovery,” said the Ministry of Health of Mexico City, in a statement.
In addition, he informed that he continues to work in collaboration with Michou and Mau “to achieve the transfer of more minors to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, with support from the Mexican Foundation.”
Jazlyn Azulet, 2 years old, is one of the victims of the explosion that occurred last Wednesday afternoon, when a tank truck with 49,500 liters overturned and exploded on the Ignacio Zaragoza road, at the height of the Concordia bridge, in Iztapalapa.
His grandmother, Alicia Matías Teodoro, 49, died on Saturday after being serious burns in more than 90% of the body, after protecting her granddaughter from the flames.
The image of Matías Teodoro with his granddaughter in his arms has turned the world around and has been given the title of “the grandmother heroin.”
With EFE information.
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