"The military put up a cordon in the leak area to prevent the appearance of civilians there, since it occurred 1 thousand meters from the residential area, and also took part in the evacuation of 1.8 thousand people from nearby houses," the military said departments, which leads Tass.
According to official figures, no one was hurt as a result of the incident.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the incident was an illegal tie-in into the gas pipeline owned by the state oil and gas company Pemex.
It is expected that the authorities will eliminate the accident in the next day.