A car remains under a stainless steel container that blew about 200 metres in the air after an explosion during maintenance work at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in the Tequila municipality, Jalisco State, Mexico, 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)
OAN Staff Abril Elfi
10:53 AM – Wednesday, July 24, 2024
An explosion at Jose Cuervo’s Rojeña plant in Tequila, Mexico, has taken the lives of at least five people while injuring two.
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The chief of emergency services and firefighters, Victor Hugo Roldan, told the press that at least five individuals are now dead after a 500,000-liter tank exploded at Jose Cuervo’s tequila plant.
“The Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences is already here to do their expert report,” he told journalists.
The civil protection unit in western Jalisco noted the two other injured people as well.
The cause of the explosion is currently unknown.
However, the company stated that the explosion occurred during maintenance work.
Authorities say that an explosion in one tank had triggered a fire in three others, according to a statement from emergency services. 50 firefighters quickly arrived the scene after being alerted, in addition to the company’s internal civil protection team.
Soon after, residents who live near the plant were evacuated temporarily, but they were reportedly able to return to their homes just a few hours later.
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