DALLAS _ A truck carrying Takata air bag inflators and propellants exploded in South Texas last week, killing one person and injuring four, the company said Monday.
The inflators and propellants are at the center of a global recall involving exploding air bags. The defective bags have killed at least 14 people in the U.S.
The truck in last week's incident, operated by a subcontractor, was bound for a Takata warehouse in Eagle Pass when the accident occurred. The ensuing explosion burned a house and killed an unidentified woman.
Takata has a warehouse in the border city of Eagle Pass that stocks inflators manufactured at a plant in Monclava, Mexico.
Takata said it sent personnel to the site to help investigate the incident.
The Takata recall is the largest in the history of the auto industry. Prolonged exposure of the inflators to hot conditions can cause air bags to explode, spraying shrapnel into the passenger compartment.
More than 100 million vehicles worldwide with Takata inflators are being recalled.
