Gas Blast at Club in Mexico Kills 9
An explosion ripped through an upscale social club in northern Mexico on Monday, and rescue officials said at least nine workers were killed and more remained trapped in the rubble.
Dozens were injured in the blast that officials said was caused by a gas leak from a water heater in the basement of the Industrial Club building on the outskirts of Monterrey, about 450 miles north of Mexico City.
The dead were mostly builders who were eating lunch and relaxing in the parking lot, where the force of the explosion hit hardest.
“Most of the dead were completely crushed. The walls caved in on top of them,” said Antonio Garcia, a medical official from the Green Cross of Monterrey.
National network Radio Red quoted rescue officials as saying that the death toll was at least nine and that at least two more were trapped in the rubble.
The Industrial Club is used by the business leaders for private parties.
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