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Mercado, R., & Lugo, E. (2026, September 6). Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/explosion-of-fireworks-in-central-mexico-kills-at-least-10-dead-injures-64-people/article_cfb454c6-367e-5644-ad69-f6b98d244033.html
Mercado, Ramsés, and Emilio Lugo. “Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64.” Toronto Star, 6 Sept. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/explosion-of-fireworks-in-central-mexico-kills-at-least-10-dead-injures-64-people/article_cfb454c6-367e-5644-ad69-f6b98d244033.html.
Mercado, Ramsés, and Emilio Lugo. “Explosion of fireworks in central Mexico kills at least 10, injures 64.” Toronto Star, September 6, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/explosion-of-fireworks-in-central-mexico-kills-at-least-10-dead-injures-64-people/article_cfb454c6-367e-5644-ad69-f6b98d244033.html.
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At least 10 people were killed and over 60 others injured when fireworks detonated during a village festival in central Mexico. The explosion occurred on Saturday night near the Nuestra Senora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality with 66,000 residents, located about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Mexico City. The incident happened as hundreds of people were preparing to watch a fireworks display that was part of a religious festival. A video showed revellers carrying a bull made of straw, with fireworks spouting out of the effigy, when the blast occurred. Two priests were among those injured, according to a local bishop. The cause of the explosion has not been determined and an investigation has been opened by the Mexico State Attorney General's Office.
