iStock/Thinkstock(MEXICO CITY) — Dozens of people were injured after an explosion at a fireworks market in Mexico Tuesday, officials said.
The explosion was confirmed in a tweet by Luis Felipe Puente, the National Coordinator for Civil Protection, who said that at least 60 people were hurt.
Al momento reportan 60 personas lesionadas por #Explosiòn en Mercado Santiaguito, Tultepec EdoMéx, cuerpos de emergencia laboran en el lugar
— Luis Felipe Puente (@LUISFELIPE_P) December 20, 2016
Dramatic video posted to Facebook shows clouds of thick smoke billowing from the market as several fireworks appear to go off at once.
Further details on the explosion were not immediately available.
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