2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion

2016 Explosion at the San Pablito Market in Tultepec, Mexico 19 40 6 N 99 7 37 W title December 2016December 2016 2016 San Pablito Market fireworks explosion San Pablito Market explosion 3.jpg Aftermath of the explosion 2016 12 20 yes ~15:00 CST (21:00 UTC) San Pablito Market Tultepec, State of Mexico, Mexico Fireworks accident Likely gunpowder explosion 42 84 12http://www.proceso.com.mx/467197/van-32-muertos-59-heridos-12-desaparecidos-explosion-en-tultepec Van 33 muertos, 58 heridos y 12 desaparecidos por explosión en Tultepec es Proceso 21 December 2016 22 December 2016 22 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222175427/http://www.proceso.com.mx/467197/van-32-muertos-59-heridos-12-desaparecidos-explosion-en-tultepec dead On 20 December 2016, a fireworks accident occurred at the San Pablito Market in the city of Tultepec, north of Valley of Mexico.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/20/mexico-fireworks-market-explosion Mexico fireworks market explosion leaves at least 26 dead Associated Press The Guardian 20 December 2016 20 December 2016 12 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234155/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/20/mexico-fireworks-market-explosion livehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38387239 'Several killed' in Mexico fireworks blast BBC News 20 December 2016 20 December 2016 13 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913045416/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38387239 livehttp://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/americas/mexico-fireworks-explosion/ Blast at Mexico fireworks market injures dozens Nelson Quinones CNN 20 December 2016 20 December 2016 13 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913044101/http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/20/americas/mexico-fireworks-explosion/ live At least 42 people were killed in the explosion,http://www.milenio.com/estados/explosiones-sucedido-tultepec-pirotecnia-estado_de_mexico-incendio-milenio_0_869313343.html es Milenio ¿Qué otras explosiones han sucedido en Tultepec? 12 September 2017 4 March 2017 registration 28 April 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180428114833/http://www.milenio.com/estados/explosiones-sucedido-tultepec-pirotecnia-estado_de_mexico-incendio-milenio_0_869313343.html live and dozens injured.http://www.proceso.com.mx/467583/muere-senora-herida-explosion-en-tultepec-suman-36-fallecidos Muere señora herida por explosión en Tultepec; suman 36 fallecidos es Proceso 24 December 2016 27 December 2016 13 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913002320/http://www.proceso.com.mx/467583/muere-senora-herida-explosion-en-tultepec-suman-36-fallecidos dead Background thumb|Partial view of San Pablito Market in 2010|left Tultepec has a major fireworks culture and industry,https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/a/22228813/festival-of-fire-san-juan-de-dios/#page1 Festival of fire: San Juan de Dios 21 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221164321/https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/features/a/22228813/festival-of-fire-san-juan-de-dios/#page1 21 December 2016 dead with a two hundred-year history of fireworks production.Gudiño Alondra Ávila y Alejandra Tultepec: más de 65% de la población depende de la pirotecnia http://www.milenio.com/region/Tultepec-poblacion-depende-pirotecnia_0_869913108.html Milenio 21 December 2016 registration 12 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170912235303/http://www.milenio.com/region/Tultepec-poblacion-depende-pirotecnia_0_869913108.html live About 65% of the population of the town is directly or indirectly involved in fireworks production. According to the Instituto Mexiquense de la Pirotecnia, 436 fireworks workshops or retailers were registered in the Tultepec municipality. San Pablito Market is a major center for Mexican handcrafted fireworks. The city had implemented new safety measures in the market following firework-related explosions in 2005 and 2006.https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/massive-fireworks-explosion-mexican-market-9493185 Massive fireworks explosion in Mexico leaves 27 dead and dozens injured Kitching Chris 20 December 2016 Mirror 21 December 2016 12 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234522/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/massive-fireworks-explosion-mexican-market-9493185 live Explosion right 275px Explosion at Mexico fireworks market, The Guardian. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but sources preliminarily claimed that gunpowder from the fireworks ignited the explosion.http://www.ibtimes.com/mexico-explosion-video-photos-deaths-injuries-reported-tultepec-fireworks-market-2463433 Mexico Explosion Video And Photos: Deaths, Injuries Reported At Tultepec Fireworks Market 20 December 2016 International Business Times 21 December 2016 7 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180207090331/http://www.ibtimes.com/mexico-explosion-video-photos-deaths-injuries-reported-tultepec-fireworks-market-2463433 live Up to 300 tonnes of fireworks were reported to have been present at the market.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38387239 Mexico fireworks blast: Dozens killed in Tultepec explosion BBC 21 December 2016 21 December 2016 16 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170916190113/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38387239 live The explosion occurred at approximately 15:00 CST (21:00 UTC). As of 24 December, at least 36 people died, with at least 84 more injured. Of the dead, 26 died at the site of the explosion and the remaining at the hospital.Velázquez César Suman 32 muertos por explosión en Tultepec http://www.milenio.com/estados/muertos-aumenta-tultepec-explosion-estado_de_mexico-pirotecnia-milenio-noticias_0_869913130.html Milenio 21 December 2016 registration 18 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171018072427/http://www.milenio.com/estados/muertos-aumenta-tultepec-explosion-estado_de_mexico-pirotecnia-milenio-noticias_0_869913130.html live Of the injured, 46 individuals were hospitalized, five of whom were in critical condition. Six children were among the injured, including a girl with burns to over 90% of her body.Trasladarán a niños quemados en Tultepec a Galveston: Michou y Mau http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2016/12/21/1135567 Excélsior 21 December 2016 21 December 2016 24 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161224191209/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/comunidad/2016/12/21/1135567 live Once they were stable and guardians had been contacted, these children were planned to be transferred to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas, United States, to be treated. Nearby homes were damaged significantlyhttp://www.businessinsider.com/fireworks-explosion-in-mexico-2016-12 Multiple explosions at a fireworks market north of Mexico City reportedly leave at least 27 people dead Woody Christopher Business Insider 21 December 2016 26 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171026111650/http://www.businessinsider.com/fireworks-explosion-in-mexico-2016-12 live and much of the market was leveled in the explosion.https://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/10-dead-after-explosion-rips-fireworks-market-outside-mexico-city-reuters.html At least 27 dead, 70 injured after explosion rips through fireworks market outside Mexico City 20 December 2016 CNBC 21 December 2016 23 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161223145227/http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/20/10-dead-after-explosion-rips-fireworks-market-outside-mexico-city-reuters.html dead Reaction thumb|Enrique Peña Nieto, his cabinet, and multiple doctors and nurses observing a moment of silence during an event in San Pablo del Monte, Tlaxcala José Manzur, representing the government of the State of Mexico, stated that all funeral and medical bills of those killed and injured will be paid for by the government. President Enrique Peña Nieto offered his condolences and ordered federal agencies to coordinate with state authorities to help the families of those affected, particularly in medical care.Peña Nieto refrenda apoyo a familiares de víctimas en Tultepec http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2016/12/21/1135626 Excélsior 21 December 2016 21 December 2016 22 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222083549/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2016/12/21/1135626 live Germán Galicia Cortes, the president of San Pablito Market, said that vendors would receive government assistance to help cover their losses, and pledged to re-open the market.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/world/americas/despite-fatal-blast-mexicans-clamor-to-rebuild-fireworks-market.html Despite Fatal Blast, Mexicans Clamor to Rebuild Fireworks Market The New York Times 21 December 2016 22 December 2016 22 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161222045044/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/world/americas/despite-fatal-blast-mexicans-clamor-to-rebuild-fireworks-market.html live The office of the federal attorney general began an investigation into the incident, with forensic investigators deployed to the site on 21 December.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mexico-blast-investigation-idUKKBN14A0LQ Cause of deadly Mexico fireworks blasts still unknown Reuters 22 December 2016 22 December 2016 24 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161224140559/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mexico-blast-investigation-idUKKBN14A0LQ dead Gallery 160 170 center File:San Pablito Market explosion 1.jpg A firefighter extinguishing a fire File:San Pablito Market explosion 2.jpg People searching through debris File:Visita al Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Zumpango (1).jpg Eruviel Ávila Villegas (far left) and Enrique Peña Nieto visiting an injured person See also List of fireworks accidents and incidents Mexico City fireworks disaster, a 1988 fireworks disaster in Mexico City References 30em Category:2016 disasters in Mexico Category:Tultepec Category:2016 industrial disasters Category:December 2016 in Mexico Category:2016 explosions Category:Fireworks accidents and incidents Category:Illegal fireworks operations Category:Industrial fires and explosions in Mexico Category:History of the State of Mexico Category:2016 fires Category:2010s fires in North America