Mexico gas pipeline leak forces evacuation of about 2,000: media
Firefighters hose down near the area where a gas leak caused an evacuation in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
(Reuters) - Nearly 2,000 people were evacuated from a rural community north of Mexico City due to a gas leak, the Associated Press reported.
The leak was caused by an illegal tap drilled by fuel thieves, the report said. The state-run Pemex oil company said the flow of LP gas into the pipeline had been shut off.
A highway that runs just 150 yards (meters) away from the leak was closed to traffic, as was a train line nearby, according to the Associated Press.
A view of the area where a gas leak caused an evacuation in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
(Reporting by Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Susan Thomas)
A soldier stands guard near the area where a gas leak caused an evacuation in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoFirefighters throw water at area where a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoThe area where a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, is pictured in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoA family is pictured in an improvised shelter after a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoPeople eat in an improvised shelter after a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoRescue workers look at area where a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, in Nextlalpan municipality, in Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoRescue workers are pictured near the area where a gas leak caused the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, in Nextlalpan municipality, Mexico state, Mexico August 2, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
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