A gas tanker that exploded in a Mexico City suburb has killed at least 18 people, and wounded 36 others.
A GAS tanker has exploded in a Mexico City suburb, killing at least 19 people, wounding dozens more and setting cars and buildings on fire.
The blast rocked a neighbourhood of Ecatepec, north of the Mexican capital, in the early hours of Tuesday, injuring at least 36 people while affecting 15 cars and 27 homes, the mayor and a Mexico state official said.
Nearby buildings, cars and trucks burst into flames out when the tanker exploded before sunrise in the community of San Pedro Xalostoc, which is part of the municipality of Ecatepec and is home to a 16th century church.
Later, television images showed the charred remains of vehicles on a highway, road cement barriers thrown to the side and smoke billowing from buildings.
The truck was travelling on a highway linking Mexico City to the central city of Pachuca when it exploded at around 5.30am (8.30pm AEST). The cistern apparently slid off its support when the accident happened.
The roads of the metropolis are notoriously congested and can be busy before dawn as commuters head to work in the city.
"Unfortunately, 27 homes have been affected and 19 people died," Ecatepec Mayor Pablo Bedolla wrote on Twitter, adding that authorities were giving "all the support to Ecatepec families".
Burned cars are pictured in a highway in Ecatepec near Mexico city. A gas tanker exploded in a Mexico City suburb, killing at least 18 people and damaging several homes and cars. Picture: Victor Rojas
Officials initially said nine people had died and 13 were wounded.
Mexico state public safety secretary Salvador Neme reported 36 injured. The wounded were taken to hospitals and 13 of them were in serious condition, he told Milenio television.
A command centre was being set up at the scene of the accident to tend to the residents of the area.
It is the latest deadly gas or oil accident to rattle Mexico.
On January 31, a gas build-up sparked a huge explosion in the Mexico City headquarters of state-owned energy giant Pemex, killing 37 people and injuring more than 120.
In September, a huge explosion killed 30 people at a gas facility near the US border.
Burned cars are pictured in a highway in Ecatepec near Mexico city. A gas tanker exploded in a Mexico City suburb, killing at least 18 people and damaging several homes and cars. Picture: Victor Rojas
In December 2010, an oil pipeline exploded after it was tapped by thieves in the central town of San Martin Texmelucan, leaving 29 people dead and more than 50 injured.
Earlier, in October 2007, 21 Pemex workers died during a gas leak on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Most drowned when they jumped into the sea in panic.
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