One dead and 19 injured after tanker truck explodes in Tlalnepantla

The explosion of a tanker truck that carried chemical products in front of the Jardines del Recuerdo graveyard killed one person and injured 19 more, the government of the State of Mexico informed.

The accident happened around 4:00 a.m. on the crossing of Reyes Heroles and San Rafael avenues, in San Rafael neighborhood.

The truck, that carried 25,000 liters of a chemical product and is owned by Distribuidora de Químicos SA de CV, also damaged four houses and 10 businesses.