Drone Footage Reveals Overhead View of Tultepec Fireworks Explosion

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Flames, fireworks and smoke burst into the air in a gigantic explosion at a fireworks market in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20.This drone footage, originally livestreamed to Facebook, shows an overhead view of the smoke-filled devastation.
The National Coordinator of Civil Protection reported that at least 60 people were injured as of 4:30 pm local time, December 20.
No deaths have been officially confirmed, but El Pais reported that the incident had killed at least 29. President Enrique Peña Nieto tweeted condolences to “those who lost their lives.” The Mexican Red Cross said they deployed ten ambulances and fifty paramedics to the scene. Credit: Facebook/Video-Pro Tultepec via Storyful

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