Woman injured by Cuernavaca pipe explosion transferred to CDMX; five people already discharged

A 32-year-old woman injured in a gas pipe explosion in Cuernavaca has been transferred to the National Center for Research and Burn Treatment (CENIAQ) in Mexico City for specialized care. She was previously receiving treatment at the General Hospital IMSS-Bienestar “Dr. José G. Parres” in Cuernavaca.

Of the 16 individuals who received medical attention following the LP gas cloud explosion, five have been released from hospitals in Morelos. Seven others were transferred to specialized burn units in Mexico City and the United States. Four patients continue to be hospitalized within Morelos, with three in ordinary IMSS units and one in a private hospital.

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The patient was in a condition to be transferred by land, and the transfer was possible thanks to the management and coordination with IMSS-Bienestar Morelos.

Municipal authorities, including the mayor, visited the affected street in the Las Granjas neighborhood to assess the situation and address residents' needs. The explosion occurred on Thursday, reportedly caused by a gas tanker truck from the company Tomza. Initial hypotheses suggest the driver may have damaged an internal valve by hitting a speed bump at high speed, leading to a gas leak.

Civil Protection officials believe the truck's workers had a brief window of five to 10 seconds to escape after realizing the leak. The ignition source of the gas cloud is still under investigation, with possibilities including a running vehicle or a stove, though sparks from the impact itself have been ruled out. The explosion was not immediate, with a delay of several seconds between the leak and the ignition.

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The explosion was not generated there (when passing the speed bump) because first the leak began to generate, it took a little while 2 3, 5, 10 seconds, but the explosion was not immediate.