Death toll rises in explosion, fire at Jose Cuervo factory in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams on Wednesday found another body at a tequila distillery in Mexico a day after an explosion and fire, bringing the death toll to six. Two workers were injured.
The factory belongs to the Jose Cuervo company, one of Mexico’s most famous tequila brands.
The local civil defense posted on X that the latest body was found in a waste area where large containers had collapsed.
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The company on Tuesday said the explosion occurred as employees were carrying out maintenance work. Authorities on Tuesday night said the situation was under control, but on Wednesday morning a fire broke out in a storage area with cardboard and other materials.
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Aerial view of a car under a stainless steel container that blew about 200 metres in the air on July 23, 2024, after an explosion during maintenance work at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in the Tequila municipality, Jalisco State, Mexico, taken on July 24, 2024. The explosion at the factory producing Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. It was not yet known what caused the blast, with the company saying it happened during maintenance work. It impacted four containers with a capacity of 219,000 litres each, two of which collapsed, said Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
A member of the National Guard stands guard as firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion which occurred during maintenance works at the facility in the Tequila municipality, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory producing Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. It was not yet known what caused the blast, with the company saying it happened during maintenance work. It impacted four containers with a capacity of 219,000 litres each, two of which collapsed, said Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
Firefighters work at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion occurred during maintenance works at the facility in the Tequila municipality, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory producing Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. It was not yet known what caused the blast, with the company saying it happened during maintenance work. It impacted four containers with a capacity of 219,000 litres each, two of which collapsed, said Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
Aerial view showing damages at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion occurred during maintenance works at the facility in the Tequila municipality, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory producing Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. It was not yet known what caused the blast, with the company saying it happened during maintenance work. It impacted four containers with a capacity of 219,000 litres each, two of which collapsed, said Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
The town of Tequila is about 375 miles northwest of Mexico City. Overlooked by a volcano and surrounded by plantations of agave, the plant from which the liquor is produced, life in the municipality of 40,000 residents revolves around tequila production and the tourism it generates.
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