Pipe blast devastates Mexican city
Video filmed moments after explosion shows San Martin Texmelucan covered in burning oil.
Published On 20 Dec 2010
A massive pipeline explosion has destroyed parts of San Martin Texmelucan, a city in central Mexico.
The explosion was apparently caused by thieves trying to steal oil, but the extent of the damage has surprised Mexican officials.
Twenty-seven people have been killed and hundreds left homeless.
Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports.