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The 2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion was a large oil pipeline explosion that occurred at 5:50 am CST^[1] on December 19, 2010, in the city of San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla, Mexico. The pipeline, running from Tabasco to Hidalgo,^[1] was owned by the Pemex petroleum company, and exploded after thieves from the Los Zetas drug cartel attempted to siphon off the oil.^[2] The gas explosion and resulting oil fire killed 29 people, including thirteen children, and injured 52. Some of the flames in the fire became ten metres high, and the smoke towered over the city.^[3] The blast also damaged 115 homes, completely destroying 32 of them, and prompted the evacuation of 5,000 residents.^[4] Firefighters eventually controlled the blaze, but electricity and water remained cut following the explosions, and the military was deployed to the site.^[1] Mexican President Felipe Calderón visited the explosion site on the day of the incident to offer condolences to the victims' families.^[3]^[5] The fire was one of the deadliest in Mexican history, largely destroying an area of five-kilometre radius, and some oil may have polluted the Atoyac River.^[6]

Background

The Los Zetas gang, one of the most powerful drug cartels and paramilitary groups involved in the ongoing Mexican Drug War, was blamed for the explosion. Throughout 2010, drug-related conflicts had killed 12,456 people. In 2008, Pemex reported 9.3 billion pesos ($750 million USD) of oil lost to thieves.^[1] Previously, close to sixty illegal tapping incidents occurred near the explosion site due to thieves stealing the oil. Much of the stolen oil is often trafficked to the United States.^[7]

Investigation

Felipe Calderón ordered an official investigation into the incident.^[1] A hole was found at the pipeline, and several bodies lay near the initial site of the explosion. The cause of the spark that led to the explosion is still unknown.^[3] The investigation is to include an assessment of the environmental impact of the explosion, including the pollution of downstream reservoirs.^[8] Mechanical failure was not ruled out as a possible cause of the oil leak despite evidence of theft and tampering of the pipeline.^[9] The pipeline was re-opened on December 22.

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{cite news|last=Gould|first=Jens Erik|title=Mexico Pipeline Blast Kills 28, Blamed on `Criminal Gang' Stealing Fuel|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-20/pemex-pipeline-blast-blamed-on-gang-kills-27-in-rivers-of-fire-.html|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=Carlos Manuel Rodriguez|date=December 20, 2010}}
2. ^{{cite news|last=Argen|first=David|title=Oil: The Mexican cartels’ other deadly business|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/oil-the-mexican-cartels-other-deadly-business/article1845378/|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=December 21, 2010}}
3. ^¹²{{cite news|last=Más notas de México |first=AP |title=Explosión de oleoducto devasta gran parte de San Martín Texmelucan |url=http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20101219/nota-13/51131-explosion-de-oleoducto-devasta-gran-parte-de-san-martin-texmelucan.htm |archive-url=https://archive.is/20101223024640/http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20101219/nota-13/51131-explosion-de-oleoducto-devasta-gran-parte-de-san-martin-texmelucan.htm |dead-url=yes |archive-date=23 December 2010 |accessdate=22 December 2010 |newspaper=Diario de Yucatán - Exclusiva |date=19 December 2010 |language=Spanish }}
4. ^{{cite news|author1=MZ|title=Mexico pipeline blast toll at 29|url=http://www.presstv.ir/detail/156667.html|newspaper=PressTV|date=December 22, 2010|author2=PKH|author3=AKM|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230184239/http://www.presstv.ir/detail/156667.html|archivedate=December 30, 2010}}
5. ^{{cite news|agency=EFE|title=Death toll from pipeline explosion in Mexico reaches 28|url=http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2010/12/20/death-toll-pipeline-explosion-mexico-reaches/|newspaper=FOX News Latino|date=December 20, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223092852/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2010/12/20/death-toll-pipeline-explosion-mexico-reaches|archivedate=December 23, 2010}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|title=Pipeline explosion blamed on oil thieves|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/Pipeline+explosion+blamed+thieves/4006201/story.html|accessdate=22 December 2010|newspaper=National Post|date=December 21, 2010}}
7. ^{{cite news|agency=Los Angeles Times/Associated Press|title=Thieves blamed in Mexico pipeline blast that kills 28|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013720317_pipeline20.html|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=December 19, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622095021/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013720317_pipeline20.html|archivedate=June 22, 2011}}
8. ^{{cite news|agency=BNO News|title=Investigation continues into deadly Mexico pipeline blast|url=http://wireupdate.com/wires/13483/investigation-continues-into-deadly-mexico-pipeline-blast/|newspaper=WireUpdate|date=December 21, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154955/http://wireupdate.com/wires/13483/investigation-continues-into-deadly-mexico-pipeline-blast/|archivedate=July 22, 2011}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Mexico's Pemex Reopens Oil Pipeline After Deadly Sunday Blast|url=https://www.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101222-710462.html|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=December 22, 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227050700/http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20101222-710462.html|archivedate=December 27, 2010}}