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https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/18/americas/mexico-gasoline-explosion-tlahuelilpan/index.html

(CNN)At least 73 people were killed in central Mexico after a ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded Friday evening, the governor of the State of Hidalgo, Omar Fayad, said Saturday in a news conference in Mexico City.
At least 74 people were injured, with seven of those under the age of 18 and one was 12 years old, Fayad said. He said some of the minors will be transferred to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas.

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Graphic video warning.



Graphic video warning. Has people on fire, people running and screaming, etc. Watch at your own discretion.

 

[Punished Miku]

Holy shit. That video is completely insane.

 

[Ailynn]

Ohh no...this is so horrifying.
Praying for everyone affected...

 

[Cunth]

That video is crazy. What were all those people doing out there?

 

[Paracelsus]

That video is crazy. What were all those people doing out there?

Gas shortage due to cartel shenanigans. Some claim they were there to pick gas to go to work, some claim it was to resell it. Probably a bit of both.

 

[Skyr]

That video is crazy. What were all those people doing out there?

Basically picking up fuel in buckets as someone tapped into the line at this location.

That video is fucking horrific man. Made me sick to my stomach.

 

[Cunth]

Ah I see. I remember a similar thing in another country a couple of years back where people went to grab fuel that was leaking and then it got lit and burnt them all

 

[Azurro]

That video is crazy. What were all those people doing out there?

They were there to steal gasoline, and drilled down into a gas pipeline to steal as much as they could.

It's a horrifying video, but, play stupid games, win stupid prices.

 

[synchronicity]

Wow that's horrible.

In no way do I mean to make light of this situation, but the first thing that came to mind was :

 

[Venomgxt]

If i stop drop and row would that even help in this situation?

 

[Soleil rouge]

They were there to steal gasoline, and drilled down into a gas pipeline to steal as much as they could.

It's a horrifying video, but, play stupid games, win stupid prices.

Correct. These people are theives who steal and resell fuel for a living. They're called Huachicoleros.

There is no gas shortage. The Mexican government has placed a hold on deliveries in order to deal with these thieves.

 

[TrainedRage]

Yep we need a wall.

 

[Alfen Dave]

Holy shit. Stuff is savage.

I've seen so many disgusting videos related to mexican cartels...these people are fucking ruthless, psychipatic and remorseless...

I'd hate to live naywhere near these demons tbh.

 

[Geki-D]

If i stop drop and row would that even help in this situation?

Yes, but only if you can find an oar first.

 

[Grinchy]

stop drop and row

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoneAppleTea/

 

[G-Bus]

Is it true someone was smoking and that's what caused the gas to ignite?

Read that somewhere and I have a hard time.believing anyone is that stupid.

 

[SKM1]

Is it true someone was smoking and that's what caused the gas to ignite?

Read that somewhere and I have a hard time.believing anyone is that stupid.

 

[Rentahamster]

What is this....a gif for ANTS???

 

[lifa-cobex]

 

[dionysus]

If i stop drop and row would that even help in this situation?

No. Stop drop and roll works on fabric fires maybe. Also, if you are fully engulfed, not just on fire in a portion of your body, the fire just relights the smothered portion as soon as oxygen is present. There is a reason we burn gasoline in cars and not cotton.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

What is this....a gif for ANTS???

Ants need GIFs too bro

 

[SKM1]

What is this....a gif for ANTS???

A gif for hamsters

 

[Rentahamster]

Ants need GIFs too bro

 

[Chairman Tickles]

Almost every case of burst oil pipeline + people gathering around to collect free oil = many dead and burnt. It isn't rocket science. I saw this coming the second I heard about them gathering around the pipeline. Darwin award nominations are in full swing again.

 

[kingwingin]

The op did a poor job explaining the situation.

Felt bad for these people till i read the thread and found out they were thieves

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

 

[EverydayBeast]

Shoutout to the people who weren't scared and still doing the human thing, putting out the fires. Thanks for the details OP.

 

[Iorv3th]

Correct. These people are theives who steal and resell fuel for a living. They're called Huachicoleros.

There is no gas shortage. The Mexican government has placed a hold on deliveries in order to deal with these thieves.

I have a coworker who goes back home to mexico in the winters. He just came back and was going to go back but he said he wasn't going too until the gas situation got fixed. Was saying a lot of stations are closed down because of people stealing gas and reselling it without paying for it etc.

What's weird is he was just telling me this last week. Then this weekend I see this on the news.


I wonder how much 'inflation' on the price of gas this causes, an article I read earlier said it has happened so much in 2018 it turned out to be like 40 something times per day.

 

[pr0cs]

How long till we have the idiot environmentalists claiming none of this would happen if we didn't have pipelines

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Seems like they were attempting to steal it, but goodness what a terrible way to go.