At first the gasoline leak was manageable, locals say, emitting a tame fountain of fuel that allowed for filling small buckets at a time. But as the crowd swelled to more than 600, people became impatient.
The leak was caused by an illegal pipeline tap in the small town of Tlahuelilpan, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Mexico City, according to state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.
Governor of Hidalgo state Omar Fayad said that the explosion took place in Tlahuelilpan, about 105 kilometres north of the Mexico city.
Negotiations between the US President and congressional leaders have stalled as neither side seems willing to budge on funding for a wall along the border with Mexico. That proposal remains deeply unpopular with the public, according to the poll.
Trump asked this question when he was told by the official that individuals from several South Asian nations attempted to cross the porous border with Mexico.
Police in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said Wednesday that the men and 1-year-old boy were found shot to death at a home in the Arboledas neighborhood.
Without a resolution, more than 800,000 government workers could be furloughed or sent to work without pay beginning at midnight on Friday, disrupting government operations days before Christmas.
In the public debate, Trump sounded more determined than ever to allow a partial government shutdown unless he gets the billions he wants for his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
Migrants at the Southern Border will not be allowed into the US until their claims are individually approved in court, Trump said.
According to reports, over 1,000 migrants have arrived in the Mexican border city of Tijuana.
On the Mexican side of a border bridge, they were met by a phalanx of police with riot shields.
Death toll from hurricane Michael rises to 16; likely to rise further
Local council secretary Genaro Garcia told a press conference that 15 people were injured, in addition to the dead, and all the victims are believed to be construction workers.
Hurricane Michael battered Florida causing uprooting of trees and power outages.
A Mexican couple have admitted to kill at least 20 women after being caught transporting human body parts in a baby stroller, AFP reported on Monday.
"I plan to sign the agreement by the end of November. I then will submit it for approval to Congress, where, in theory, there should be no trouble," Trump said.
As part of the partnership, in the first year Torino Motors, will open 40 exclusive stores for TVS Motor Co. in Mexico for distribution of two-wheelers.
President Donald Trump suggested that he might leave Canada, America's No. 2 trading partner, out of a new agreement.
Some passengers got out under their power, some even wandered back to the nearby airport of Durango city to seek out relatives.
Video shot from a nearby highway showed a massive plume of smoke rising from the area of the explosions in the town of Tultepec.
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