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At Least 20 Killed, 60 Others Burned in Mexico Fuel Pipeline Fire
KTLA ^ | January 18, 2019

Posted on 01/18/2019 9:02:30 PM PST by BenLurkin

The leak was caused by fuel thieves illegally tapping the pipeline in a small town in the state of Hidalgo, about 62 miles north of Mexico City, according to state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.

Video footage showed dozens of residents near the town of Tlahuelilpan gathered to collect spilled fuel in buckets, garbage cans and other vessels. Fuel was seen spouting dozens of feet into the air from the tap. Footage then showed flames shooting high into the air against a night sky and the pipeline ablaze.

Hidalgo Gov. Omar Fayad said 20 people were killed immediately and 60 suffered burns in the blast at the duct that carries fuel —apparently gasoline — from the Gulf coast to the Mexico City area.

(Excerpt) Read more at ktla.com ...


TOPICS: Mexico
KEYWORDS: fire; hidalgo; localnews; mexico; pipeline
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1 posted on 01/18/2019 9:02:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Darwin Awards were issued following the cleanup.


2 posted on 01/18/2019 9:07:21 PM PST by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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Warning: GRAPHIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmH4cKN-yag


3 posted on 01/18/2019 9:07:40 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Stealing the fuel that American thieves won’t steal.


4 posted on 01/18/2019 9:13:28 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!!)
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To: BenLurkin

Wait... “Hildago Governor Omar Fayad”?

Umm ... They seem to have the same problem we do.


5 posted on 01/18/2019 9:15:37 PM PST by JennysCool
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To: BenLurkin

Hmmn, perhaps our government can build a gasoline pipeline into the border wall. And periodically spray a stream on trespassers.


6 posted on 01/18/2019 9:16:39 PM PST by roadcat
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To: BenLurkin

Just imagine this happening all across places in Texas from an open border in the future, millions of illegals tapping any pipeline they can.
Or anywhere...


7 posted on 01/18/2019 9:20:27 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

Dude
If I saw that I would run at full speed away
Gasoline is NASTY SHIITE
mostly xylene and toluene
Extremely flqmmeble and toxic


8 posted on 01/18/2019 9:25:57 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: BenLurkin

What do you want to bet the fire was started by an idiot smoking a cigarette?


9 posted on 01/18/2019 9:44:15 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Twitter is Trump's laser pointer and the media are all cats.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Video before the explosion shows the gas spraying up like a fountain and people right nearby. Wouldn’t get anywhere near that, no matter how badly I needed gasoline!


10 posted on 01/18/2019 9:47:02 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants; jonrick46; Extremely Extreme Extremist

MOMENTO EXACTO DE EXPLOSIÓN en Ducto Hidalgo Corren Incendiados

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sijoG3TGemE


11 posted on 01/18/2019 9:58:48 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin; Blood of Tyrants; jonrick46; Extremely Extreme Extremist

Warning: GRAPHIC


12 posted on 01/18/2019 10:03:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

I’m imagining terrorists and America hating punks reading this and thinking they might want to engage in this kind of action on a large scale on our side of the border.

They should be shot on sight if they try.


13 posted on 01/18/2019 10:05:37 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Fact: Gun control laws kill innocents.)
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To: BenLurkin

Just like in Nigeria!


14 posted on 01/18/2019 10:09:30 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: BenLurkin

People just can not resist free stuff.

And smokers have just got to light up.


15 posted on 01/18/2019 10:15:26 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: BenLurkin

Thanks for the warning but not all that graphic. Incredibly stupid for sure. Amazingly stupid.


16 posted on 01/18/2019 10:23:52 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: BenLurkin

That was incredibly graphic. Wow. People on fire running. Some might find that one disturbing. How did you find that link?


17 posted on 01/18/2019 10:28:24 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: BenLurkin
President Trump mentioned that criminal border jumpers were tapping into the pipeline for fuel. It illustrates the lawlessness that is being exported over the border. It looks like this criminal behavior bit them in the butts.

It reminds me of this gotcha moment:


18 posted on 01/18/2019 10:28:53 PM PST by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom

Went to youtube and searched “fuego hidalgo”


19 posted on 01/18/2019 10:30:18 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

The amount of vapor being put into the air is unfathomable.


20 posted on 01/18/2019 10:36:02 PM PST by Rebelbase
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