墨西哥燃料管道爆炸死亡数升至66人

墨西哥燃料管道爆炸死亡人数升至66

Military personnel watch as flames engulf an area after a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded, in the municipality of Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico, near the Tula refinery of state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Jan. 18, 2019.

在墨西哥伊达尔戈州的特拉韦利尔潘市，在墨西哥国家石油公司的图拉炼油厂，2019年1月18日，军事人员观察燃料管道爆裂后火焰吞没了一个区域。

MEXICO CITY — The death toll from Friday's fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico has climbed to 66, the governor of the country's Hidalgo state said.

墨西哥伊达尔戈州的州长称，墨西哥中部周五燃料管道爆炸造成的死亡人数已攀升至66人。

Governor Omar Fayad also said Saturday at a news conference in Mexico City that at least 76 others were injured.

州长梅内塞斯周六在墨西哥城举行的新闻发布会上表示，至少有76人受伤。

Authorities initially said 20 people had been killed and at least 60 others were badly burned.

当局最初说有20人死亡，至少有60人被严重烧伤。

A leak and the resulting blast were caused by fuel thieves illegally tapping into the pipeline in Hidalgo state, officials said.

官员说，泄漏和由此引起的爆炸是由于非法进入伊达尔戈州管道的燃料窃贼引起的。

Video footage showed the fuel gushing into the air and people collecting the oil in buckets, garbage cans and other containers before the explosion.

视频片段显示燃料喷向空中，人们在爆炸前用水桶、垃圾桶和其他容器手机燃油。

"I urge the entire population not to be complicit in fuel theft," said Hidalgo Governor Fayad. "Apart from being illegal, it puts your life and those of your families at risk."

伊达尔戈州长梅内塞斯说，“我敦促全体人民不要成为偷窃燃油的共犯。偷盗燃油不但非法，而且会使您和您家人的生命受到威胁。”

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has launched a crackdown on oil theft, called on "the entire government" to assist the people at the site of the fuel explosion.

发起了一场打击石油盗窃行动的墨西哥总统洛佩斯，呼吁整个政府协助燃料爆炸现场的人们。

The government says fuel theft costs the country about $3 billion a year.

政府表示，燃油盗窃使该国每年损失约30亿美元。