Video: Fires erupt at 3 different oil facilities of the same company in Texas and Mexico in one day



Fires engulfed three separate oil facilities owned by the same company in one day. The oil facilities were owned by Pemex and located in Texas and Mexico.

Petroleos Mexicanos, best known as Pemex, had fires at three of their oil facilities on Thursday. The infernos left eight people injured and five others missing as of Thursday night. One person died in the fire, according to Bloomberg.

Five people were unaccounted for and three were hospitalized following a fire at a Pemex storage facility in Ixhuatlan del Sureste in the Mexican state of Veracruz, according to the state-owned Mexican petroleum company.

The fire was extinguished. However, the cause of the blaze has yet to be determined.

Pemex also confirmed that there was also a fire at its Minatitlan refinery in Veracruz, Mexico. Five people were injured in that fire. The fire did not affect the refinery's operations and did not damage any equipment, according to the oil company.

Pemex said, "It is presumed that the possible cause of the fire was product runoff on a hot surface."

On the same day, a third fire broke out at the Pemex-run refinery in Deer Park, Texas. The fire was extinguished, and the incident was downgraded to an "all-clear" situation.

Video shows thick, black smoke billowing out of the oil facility fire, and could be seen from miles away.

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\u201cThree fires broke out on Thursday at different facilities in Mexico and the United States operated by state-owned Mexican oil company Pemex.\n\nFive missing, eight injured.\n\nhttps://t.co/GR1AudZ3bz\u201d
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There have been dangerous and deadly accidents at Pemex facilities in the past.

Reuters reported on Friday, "Earlier this week, at least two people died after a vehicle collision inside a Pemex refinery in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, according to local media reports."

Last November, 19 people were injured after a leaking pipeline carrying ethane gas exploded in Veracruz.

Last September, a gas pipeline in the Mexican state of Tabasco exploded, forcing the evacuation of all workers at the Paredón Hydrocarbon Separation Station.

In January 2022, the same government-owned pipeline in Tabasco leaked oil that sparked a fire in Huimanguillo.

In August 2021, five people were killed and six were injured when a fire broke out at the Pemex oil platform in the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico.

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20 people, including 2 children, found dead on a drifting boat off the coast of Turks and Caicos



A boat carrying 20 deceased people — including two children — was found drifting off the coast of Grand Turk island on Thursday morning.

Officials are still working to determine what happened but have ruled out foul play, and according to the Associated Press, authorities are working to determine the identities and home origin of the dead.

What are the details?

Area fisherman spotted what they said was a small boat in the early hours of Thursday morning and notified the Royal Turks and Caicos Island Police Force.

Police Commissioner Trevor Botting said that the vessel was towed ashore and that the boat appeared to originate from outside the Caribbean. Botting added that investigators do not believe that Turks and Caicos was the vessel's final destination.

"My investigators are working to establish their identities and how they met their death," Botting said in a statement. "This work will take some time to complete. Whatever the circumstances, this is a tragic situation where many people have lost their lives, and the thoughts and prayers of the Force go out to t hose families who have lost a loved one."

"This incident was a human tragedy and a very distressing scene," Botting added.

According to the news agency, the islands are often a "magnet for desperate Haitians seeking to flee that poverty-stricken nation" and pointed out that the territory has also been used as a "transshipment point by human traffickers."

It is not clear at the time of this reporting whether the vessel began its ill-fated trip in Haiti.

In a statement posted to Facebook, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said that "investigators are keeping an open mind as to how these people met their deaths."

Botting in the statement added, "In dealing with this situation, I want to pay tribute to my policing team on Grand Turk and those from Health and other TCIG agencies who assisted in the recovery of the bodies."

Further to a Press Release issued on Thursday, June 24th, 2021, the Royal Turk and Caicos Islands Police Force confirms that the human remains of 20 persons were recovered from the vessel yesterday. Work is now underway to establish their identity, the cause of death and the circumstances that led them to be found in the Turks and Caicos Islands waters.

Whilst the deaths are unexplained, there is no indication of foul play, and Investigators are keeping an open mind as to how these people met their deaths.

Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said, "It is believed that the boat originates from outside of the Caribbean Region and that neither the Turks and Caicos Islands nor the Region was their intended destination. My investigators are working to establish their identities and how they met their death. This work will take some time to complete. Whatever the circumstances, this is a tragic situation where many people have lost their lives, and the thoughts and prayers of the Force go out to those families who have lost a loved one. We will do all we can to identify them and contact their families."

Commissioner Botting added, "In dealing with this situation, I want to pay tribute to my policing team on Grand Turk and those from Health and other TCIG agencies who assisted in the recovery of the bodies. This incident was a human tragedy and a very distressing scene. However, my officers have acted with professionalism, humanity and care in the very upsetting work they did yesterday to recover those who have died. I thank them for a job well done for the humanity and professionalism they have shown."

Video shows the moment a Mexico City subway overpass collapses, killing at least 23 people, injuring scores more



A Mexico City subway train overpass collapsed onto a city road late Monday night, killing at least 23 people.

More than 60 people were injured in the deadly accident, according to a Tuesday report from NBC News.

What are the details?

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at the scene that a support beam gave way just as a train passed over it, causing the deadly wreck.

According to the outlet, an eyewitness living near the scene of the Line 12 disaster told Telemundo that he heard a "screeching noise," prompting him to rush outside.

"I even thought it was a car that had collided around here, but no, I came out and saw the scene," he recalled.

Area resident Gisela del Ocaso said that she was still searching for her husband, Miguel Angel Espinosa Flores, who was on board the train when it plummeted to the ground.

"I don't know what to do," she told Telemundo. "We are desperate. I have two children."

Sheinbaum vowed to get to the bottom of the crash and called for an investigation into the incident.

"If there's a need for an external investigation, there will be one," Sheinbaum said. "We will get to the truth, and we will get justice."

Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard — who was Mexico City's mayor in 2012 at the time Line 12 was built — said the accident needs to be investigated.

"What happened today in the metro is a terrible tragedy," Ebrard said. "My solidarity with the victims and their families. Of course we need to investigate cause and determine responsibility. I reiterate to all authorities my complete willingness to contribute to everything necessary."

CCTV footage captured the moment the overpass collapsed onto the busy street below, appearing to level cars and sending up clouds of dust and debris into the air.

From moments ago, the collapse of the elevated #Linea12 #MetroCDMX railway that crashed the subway. Many are blamin… https://t.co/O1ATwmaVql

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