Toll in Mexico fireworks explosion rises to 16
Scores
more injured in Friday's tragedy were still being treated in hospitals,
said a statement released by the Tlaxcala state government.
The document said a total of 154 people had been injured in the accident, of whom 72 remain hospitalized.
One
witness said he saw "bodies flying" as people ran for cover after a
stray firework landed on the truck in Jesus Tepactepec in the middle of a
march for the village's patron saint.
Mexicans
often set off fireworks during celebrations, but accidents have
happened in the past due to the mishandling of the pyrotechnics or a
lack of safety measures.
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