Gas Distribution Safety Questioned in Mexico After Fatal Hospital Explosion Andrea Noel and Melissa del Pozo - VICE News
go to original February 11, 2015

Every day, countless people in Mexico wake up to the sounds of a local gas vendor calling out that he has "Gaaaas!" for sale, or wake up to the projected sound of their local gas company's jingle, which is usually unique to each city.

During a early morning delivery in the western Mexico City borough of Cuajimalpa, a gas leak caused an explosion that demolished a maternity ward at a public children's hospital. The blast on January 29 killed two nurses, two newborns, and a delivery man who was driving the LPG tanker and died of his burn injuries on Friday.

The blast has cast attention on the use of portable gas supplies in Mexico, the country with the highest per capita consumption of liquid petroleum gas worldwide, according to Mexico's energy ministry.

Eight in ten Mexican citizens use LPG in their homes to run their water heaters, ovens, and stoves.

Although Mexico's safety record for LPG distribution has been relatively sound over the years, major accidents such as the Cuajimalpa hospital blast and other gas-related disasters highlight the continued risks that come with gas delivery in Mexico.

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