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At Least 3 Dead, Dozens Injured In Explosion At Mexico City Maternity Hospital

In this video frame grab image taken from Milenio TV via APTN, police look at the scene where a gas tank truck exploded outside a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City on Thursday.
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In this video frame grab image taken from Milenio TV via APTN, police look at the scene where a gas tank truck exploded outside a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City on Thursday.

At least three people are dead, after a gas tank truck exploded near a maternity and children's hospital in Mexico City on Thursday.

Television images showed the explosion caused the collapse of a big part of the hospital, the gas truck still smoldering as fighters tried to quell the blaze.

On Twitter, the Secretary of Public Safety said that 37 people were injured and emergency crews were working to find victims amid the rubble.

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The Mexican newspaper El Universal reports that three parts of the hospital โ€” the nursery, the emergency room and the administrative area โ€” had collapsed.

Adriรกn Rubalvaca, the chief of government for that section of the city, said on Twitter that the situation was "grave."

We'll update this post once we know more.

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