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A series of ten explosions took place on April 22, 1992, in the downtown district of Analco Colonia Atlas in Guadalajara city, Jalisco state, Mexico. Numerous gasoline explosions in the sewer system and fires over four hours destroyed 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of streets. [1]
[18] [19] A video shot earlier and later uploaded to YouTube showed local residents with buckets, jerrycans and water bottles swarming around a large petrol fountain coming from a rupture in the pipeline; [17] [20] witnesses interviewed later on local television spoke of a crowd numbering in the hundreds, "or perhaps even a thousand". [21]
This is a list of accidental explosions and facts about each one, grouped by the time of their occurrence. It does not include explosions caused by terrorist attacks or arson, as well as intentional explosions for civil or military purposes. It may still include entries for which the cause is unclear or still under investigation.
Liquefied gas Horton tanks similar to the six spherical tanks involved in the San Juanico disaster LPG bullet tanks. There were 48 tanks of this type in the Pemex plant. Note how this modern installation incorporates some of the lessons learned from San Juanico: an uncongested, well ventilated area, with the horizontal tanks in a parallel cluster configuration, which minimizes the effects of ...
Site after explosion. An evacuation of the area had been begun in the minutes following the explosion. [6] In the hours after the blast, about 30 people were reported to be trapped in debris, [6] and searches continued into the next day, as Pemex CEO Emilio Lozoya said there were indications that some people remained under the rubble.
Throughout 2010, drug-related conflicts had killed 12,456 people. In 2008, Pemex reported 9.3 billion pesos ($750 million USD) of oil lost to thieves. [1] Previously, close to sixty illegal tapping incidents occurred near the explosion site due to thieves stealing the oil. Much of the stolen oil is often trafficked to the United States. [6]
NYT, 7/27/70] On the same day, a branch of the Bank of America is bombed in New York. [15] July 28 - Bank of America HQ in NYC is bombed around 3:50 AM. WUO claims responsibility. [17] September 15 – The WUO helps Dr. Timothy Leary escape from the California Men's Colony prison. [18] October 6 - Second bombing of Chicago's Haymarket Police ...
Media reports state the majority of those killed were women, [4] including one who was pregnant. [5] Although the government crackdown on the drug cartels dates back to 2006, [ 6 ] Monterrey became an increasingly violent city in 2010, [ 7 ] due to the rupture between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas.