(5 Jul 2018) Nineteen people were killed and at least 40 injured Thursday when a series of explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City.
The dead included four firefighters and two police officers who rushed to the scene after the first explosion, only to be killed by a second wave of blasts.
The government of the State of Mexico said in a statement that eight people from Tultepec were killed, along with the six emergency personnel and two others who have not yet been identified.
The state civil defence office later raised the death toll to 19, but did not specify who the other victims were in a statement posted to its Twitter account.
The government said first responders were also among the injured.
Helicopters took the wounded to several local hospitals, and more than 300 police were dispatched to the scene.
Safety measures at fireworks workshops and markets have been a matter of constant debate in Mexico.
While regulations exist on the books, many continue making powerful firecrackers and bottle rockets and selling them to the public.
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