© Ignacio Carvajal / AFPView of smoke following an explosion at the petrochemistry installation of Mexican Oil Company PEMEX in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz state, Mexico on April 20, 2016.
Three people are confirmed dead and over 100 injured in a blast at a Pemex oil facility in the Mexican port city of Coatzacoalcos, which triggered a massive fire sending out a toxic cloud. Hundreds of people in nearby areas have been evacuated.
Veracruz state Governor Javier Duarte said on Twitter that as many as 105 people have been hospitalized, 58 of which were plant employees.
Luis Felipe Puente, the head of Mexico's federal emergency services, confirmed to Reuters earlier that
three people had been killed and 45 injured in the blast.Puente added that 2,000 workers were evacuated from site during the fire.
Petróleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, earlier said in a statement on its Twitter account that the
explosion took place at the Clorados 3 (Chlorine 3) plant, which is operated by Mexichem, an associate company.
Footage of thick, dark smoke rising into the air was posted online following the blast.
Local media report that the explosion has released toxic substances, such as Chloroethane, into the air.
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