One dead, two injured after gas explosion at Tijuana apartment building [Breaking]
A gas explosion in an apartment building rocked parts of Tijuana on Monday night, killing one and badly injuring two others, authorities said.
The explosion happened around 10 p.m. in a 14-unit apartment building on Ángela Peralta Street in the 20 de Noviembre neighborhood of central Tijuana. The blast was felt and heard from several miles away, according to social media users who reported hearing an explosion in nearby Buena Vista, in Otay and in the Guaycura neighborhoods.
A build-up of liquefied petroleum gas caused the explosion on the third floor of a four-story apartment building, according to Rafael Carrillo, the director of the Tijuana Fire Department. Carrillo, along with other Tijuana city officials, confirmed the person who died was a woman. Two other adults were injured, suffering first- and second-degree burns, he said. According to preliminary information, at least 17 apartment homes were damaged. The amount of estimated damage was unknown.A wave of social media posts after 10 p.m. Monday night indicated the blast was felt in several parts of the city.
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