Title: Mcgowanjm Wire 2013 Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jan 1, 2013 Author:Mcgowinjm Wire Service Post Date:2013-01-01 17:18:57 by A K A Stone Keywords:None Views:140421 Comments:236
"A government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said preliminary findings suggested the blast was caused by aged boiler exploding in a Pemex building next to the tower, Reuters reported.
"Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto arrived at the Pemex administration complex by helicopter Thursday night to supervise rescue operations, Pemex and the news agency La Prensa reported. Hundreds of Mexican military forces were sent to the complex to "preserve security," officials told newspaper El Universal.
"Sánchez said as many as 30 people remained trapped in the debris Thursday. Search-and-rescue dogs were sent into the skyscraper, parts of which remained on fire at 10 p.m. ET, cloaking the Mexico City skyline in a thick cloud of smoke, Telemundo reported.
The main floor and the mezzanine of the auxiliary building were heavily damaged, along with windows as far as three floors up.
"Pemex initially said the building had been evacuated because of a problem with its electricity supply. It then said there had been an explosion, but it didn't give the cause."
