The death toll from an explosion in a pipeline in Mexico reached 79

According to him, another 81 people suffered, 66 of them are currently in hospitals.

Earlier it became known about 76 dead as a result of emergency.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador instructed to assist the families of the victims and the victims.

According to the country's authorities, the incident occurred as a result of an illegal tie-in into the Pemex pipeline.