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Fuel leak cleanup continues in Mexico City neighborhood
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Fuel leak cleanup continues in Mexico City neighborhood

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Cleanup efforts continue a week after a fuel leak was discovered in a Pemex pipeline in Mexico City.
  • Residents reported smelling fuel for two months prior, indicating the leak could have been detected earlier.
  • Locals express concern over perceived reduced oversight by Pemex, contrasting it with previous, more proactive supervision.

Cleanup and remediation work is ongoing a week after a fuel leak was detected in a Pemex pipeline at the Añil Storage and Distribution Terminal in Mexico City. Workers from Civil Protection, the National Guard, the Secretariat of Integral Water Management, and the Iztacalco mayor's office are continuing soil cleaning and restoration efforts in the affected Granjas México neighborhood.

As a safety measure, the area is cordoned off to continue with cleaning and soil remediation work. The leak is totally controlled with a compress to seal the product's diversion.

— SGIRPCThe Secretariat of Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) provided an update on the ongoing cleanup efforts.

The smell of fuel still lingers in the affected street. Civil Protection stated that the area remains cordoned off for safety and to facilitate the ongoing cleanup. They confirmed the leak is "totally controlled" with a "compress" used to seal the product's diversion point.

However, residents have voiced concerns about the detection timeline. One inhabitant, who has lived in Granjas México for over 30 years, anonymously reported that neighbors noticed the smell of gasoline emanating from drains and even toilet bowls for the past two months. "The neighbors detected it two months ago because it started smelling like gasoline... the toilet bowl smelled of fuel, it filters through the pipes," the resident said.

The neighbors detected it two months ago because it started smelling like gasoline (...) the toilet bowl smelled of fuel, it filters through the pipes.

— Anonymous residentA long-time resident of Granjas México described how locals first noticed signs of the fuel leak.

Raúl, from the Goma neighborhood, expressed worry that Pemex has allegedly reduced its routine supervision efforts. "Before, superintendents and crews would come out. They would check the entire sidewalk, take measurements, and as soon as there was a smell of fuel, they would arrive immediately. They put in the effort. Fire trucks would come out, they would practice, and everything was supervised. Now they wait for neighbors to report it," he lamented.

Before, superintendents and crews would come out. They would check the entire sidewalk, take measurements, and as soon as there was a smell of fuel, they would arrive immediately. They put in the effort. Fire trucks would come out, they would practice, and everything was supervised. Now they wait for neighbors to report it.

— RaúlA resident from the Goma neighborhood expressed concern about Pemex's perceived reduction in proactive supervision.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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