Fatalities from Mexichem-Pemex JV site explosion rise to 24, state of emergency lifted

摘要

The number of casualties from the explosion at Petroquímica Mexicana de Vinilos (PMV), the 56–44% joint venture of Mexichem (Tlalnepantla, Mexico) and Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex; Mexico City), has risen to 24, Pemex confirms. Most of the 136 injured workers have been discharged; only 19 remained hospitalized—13 in severe condition, according to Pemex's most recent statement.