A massive fire engulfed a train line and homes in central Mexico’s Aguascalientes after a fuel truck crash.
Dramatic video of the fire went viral on social media, including aerial shots of black smoke billowing over a large area of ​​the city. A video shows a cargo train engulfed in flames.
Mexico’s El Universal website says more than 1,500 people have been evacuated. Some houses and vehicles were gutted by the fire.
No casualties have been reported, but several people have been taken to hospital.
The police have detained the truck driver.
A Facebook post by Mayor Leo Montez mentions 300 homes in the crash area, 120 of which were damaged.
It is not clear how the accident happened. Initial reports said the truck hit a train, but Reuters now says the truck hit an overpass.
State-owned oil firm Pemex has denied owning the truck, and said it was helping efforts to contain the fire.
According to El Universal reports, around 200 firefighters are trying to control the blaze.
A video taken from a car parked nearby showed a long cargo train running through flames on both sides of the track.
Toma aérea del incendio de hoy en #Aguascalientes pic.twitter.com/A3YshoFo7p
— José Luis Morales (@JLM_Noticias) October 21, 2022
