Remembering An Accident: San Juanico Disaster
On November 19, 1984, a series of explosions caused one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the history of the world. The explosions occurred at a storage and distribution facility for liquified petroleum gas belonging to Petroleos Mexicanos. It is believed that the explosion started with a gas leak which caused a plume that grew large enough to be transported by the wind and reach a flare pit where it ignited.
The explosions and fires demolished most of the town of San Juan Ixhuatepec, and it is estimated that up to 600 people died and 5,000 – 7,000 people suffered severe injuries. The fire created such an inferno that most corpses were reduced to ashes, making it hard to determine who perished.
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