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 ...
Darwin Awards were issued following the cleanup.
Stealing the fuel that American thieves won’t steal.
Wait... “Hildago Governor Omar Fayad”?
Umm ... They seem to have the same problem we do.
Hmmn, perhaps our government can build a gasoline pipeline into the border wall. And periodically spray a stream on trespassers.
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...
Dude
If I saw that I would run at full speed away
Gasoline is NASTY SHIITE
mostly xylene and toluene
Extremely flqmmeble and toxic
What do you want to bet the fire was started by an idiot smoking a cigarette?
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!
MOMENTO EXACTO DE EXPLOSIÓN en Ducto Hidalgo Corren Incendiados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sijoG3TGemE
Warning: GRAPHIC
Im 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.
Just like in Nigeria!
People just can not resist free stuff.
And smokers have just got to light up.
Thanks for the warning but not all that graphic. Incredibly stupid for sure. Amazingly stupid.
That was incredibly graphic. Wow. People on fire running. Some might find that one disturbing. How did you find that link?
It reminds me of this gotcha moment:
Went to youtube and searched “fuego hidalgo”
The amount of vapor being put into the air is unfathomable.
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