Death Toll Rises in Mexico Petchem Blast

摘要

The number of workers killed Wednesday in an explosion at a Mexican petrochemicals production facility has risen to at least 13, according to state oil company Pemex. The accident took place at in the Pajaritos petrochemical complex, located in the city of Coatzacoalcos in Mexico's southern Veracruz state. The facility is owned by Petroquimica Mexicana de Vinilo (PMV), a joint venture between Pemex and Mexican chemicals firm Mexichem.