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Death toll rises to 32 at Mexico petrochemical plant explosion

AKIPRESS.COM - http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160425&t=2&i=1134327422&w=644&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC3O03XFour more people have been found dead after last week's explosion at a petrochemical plant in southeastern Mexico, raising the death toll to 32, state oil giant Pemex and Mexican plastic pipe maker Mexichem said in a joint statement on Sunday.

The vinyl petrochemical plant in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz is a joint venture between Pemex's petrochemical unit and majority owner Mexichem, Reuters reported.

Pemex's CEO has said that last week's blast was caused by a leak but he did not how the leak had happened exactly.

It was the latest in a series of fatal accidents at the company.

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