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At least 29 killed in Mexico fireworks blast; 72 injured

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      By Nelson Quinones, Darran Simon and Juliet Perry, CNN
      Updated 1:34 AM ET, Wed December 21, 2016
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      • At least 29 killed in fireworks explosion in Tultepec, officials say
      • 72 injured in the blast
      (CNN)Explosions ripped through a fireworks market north of Mexico City on Tuesday, killing at least 29 people.
      There were reports from people in neighboring towns that they could feel the ground tremble beneath their feet as fireworks stalls exploded in Tultepec, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Mexico City, sending huge plumes of smoke billowing up into the sky.
      Seventy-two people were injured, said Eruviel Avila, governor of the State of Mexico. Three minors are expected to be transferred to a hospital in Galveston, Texas, for treatment of extreme burns.
      The town is well known for its pyrotechnics industry and the huge San Pablito market is popular for firework sales. The market would have been especially crowded heading into the holidays as locals shopped for fireworks to mark Christmas and New Year celebrations.
      The cause of the explosion was not immediately known, but Tultepec is considered to be one of the safest markets in the region.
      Dozens are dead and injured after a fireworks explosion in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. Soldiers and locals are working to grapple with the widespread devastation, which left copious amounts of smoke hovering above Mexico City.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Dozens are dead and injured after a fireworks explosion in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. Soldiers and locals are working to grapple with the widespread devastation, which left copious amounts of smoke hovering above Mexico City.
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      Survivors navigate the rubble left behind after the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico.
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      Survivors navigate the rubble left behind after the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico.
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      Firefighters confront the chaos left behind by the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico, which left dozens dead or wounded.
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      Firefighters confront the chaos left behind by the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico, which left dozens dead or wounded.
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      A horrifying scene: A fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico, has left destruction and anguish in its wake.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      A horrifying scene: A fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico, has left destruction and anguish in its wake.
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      Complete devastation at the scene of a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico. Authorities say that dozens are dead and injured.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Complete devastation at the scene of a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico. Authorities say that dozens are dead and injured.
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      Scenes of destruction are what remain from the fireworks explosion that took place in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. People are left to search and make sense of the damage after dozens have been confirmed dead.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Scenes of destruction are what remain from the fireworks explosion that took place in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. People are left to search and make sense of the damage after dozens have been confirmed dead.
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      Rescue workers try to grapple with the embers and destruction left behind from a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Rescue workers try to grapple with the embers and destruction left behind from a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico.
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      Firefighters comb through the destruction left behind after a powerful fireworks blast rocked a market in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Firefighters comb through the destruction left behind after a powerful fireworks blast rocked a market in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20.
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      Dozens are dead and injured after a fireworks explosion in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. Soldiers and locals are working to grapple with the widespread devastation, which left copious amounts of smoke hovering above Mexico City.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Dozens are dead and injured after a fireworks explosion in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. Soldiers and locals are working to grapple with the widespread devastation, which left copious amounts of smoke hovering above Mexico City.
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      Survivors navigate the rubble left behind after the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Survivors navigate the rubble left behind after the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico.
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      Firefighters confront the chaos left behind by the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico, which left dozens dead or wounded.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Firefighters confront the chaos left behind by the fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico, which left dozens dead or wounded.
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      A horrifying scene: A fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico, has left destruction and anguish in its wake.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      A horrifying scene: A fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico, has left destruction and anguish in its wake.
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      Complete devastation at the scene of a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico. Authorities say that dozens are dead and injured.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Complete devastation at the scene of a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico. Authorities say that dozens are dead and injured.
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      Scenes of destruction are what remain from the fireworks explosion that took place in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. People are left to search and make sense of the damage after dozens have been confirmed dead.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Scenes of destruction are what remain from the fireworks explosion that took place in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20. People are left to search and make sense of the damage after dozens have been confirmed dead.
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      Rescue workers try to grapple with the embers and destruction left behind from a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Rescue workers try to grapple with the embers and destruction left behind from a fireworks explosion at a market in Tultepec, Mexico.
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      Firefighters comb through the destruction left behind after a powerful fireworks blast rocked a market in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20.
      Photos: Fireworks blast in Tultepec, Mexico
      Firefighters comb through the destruction left behind after a powerful fireworks blast rocked a market in Tultepec, Mexico, on December 20.
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      Video captured flashes of fire and what appeared to be fireworks exploding as people ran for their lives, a witness told CNN. The death toll climbed throughout the evening.
      Jose Luis Tolentino said he was in traffic when he heard loud noises. Some of the people who tried to get away tripped in the frantic dash, he said. He added that the fireworks market is the size of a soccer stadium.
      The area is highly densely populated, and witnesses from surrounding neighborhoods captured the huge volumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
      Emergency responders were at the charred scene and assessing the damage Tuesday, Luis Felipe Puente, coordinator of Mexico's national civil protection agency, told CNN affiliate FOROtv.
      There was very little the firefighters could do at the scene. Due to the sheer number of stalls, emergency crews had no choice but to let the unexploded fireworks go off.
      A video from Red Cross Mexico showed panic as people ran from the devastation.
      These types of accidents are frequent in Mexico -- even more so at the end of the year and during religious festivals, according to a report by Mexico's National Pedagogic University.
      In 2005, a large explosion that injured many people and caused enormous damage took place at the same fireworks market.
      CNN's Daniela Patino, Angela Barajas and Deborah Bloom contributed to this report.
       
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