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29 feared dead in Mexico market fire outbreak
A huge explosion caused by fireworks at a market place outside the Mexican capital, has left the once busy place charred, killing at least 29 people with dozens more also injured.
The market was razed when fireworks detonated in a peal of clattering bursts reminiscent of a war zone and according to reports, the outbreak is the third in a decade to hit the popular San Pablito marketplace in Tultepec.
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“People were crying everywhere and desperately running in all directions,” said 20-year-old witness Cesar Carmona.
Some 13 children suffered burns to more than 90 percent of their bodies and were being sent to the US city of Galveston in Texas for treatment, said Eruviel Avila, the governor of the State of Mexico, where Tultepec is located.
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