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Friday 30 January 2015
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children’s hospital, at least 2 dead
ALBERTO ARCE killed. Rescue workers stand before the rubble of a children’s hospital adults were in serious con-
PETER ORSI About 75 percent of the where a gas truck exploded, in Cuajimalpa on the outskirts of dition after being rushed to
Associated Press hospital collapsed, offi- Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The powerful explosion other hospitals.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured cials said, and the priority shattered the hospital on the western edge of Mexico’s capital, Thirty-five-year-old Felicitas
and bleeding, mothers car- was to continue digging in killing at least three adults and one baby and injuring dozens. Hernandez wept as she
rying infants fled from a ma- search of any trapped sur- frantically questioned peo-
ternity hospital shattered vivors. Authorities said they (AP Photo) ple outside the wrecked
by a powerful gas explo- had confirmed that none building, hoping for word
sion Thursday, and rescuers of the children registered of her month-old baby,
swung sledgehammers to in the hospital were miss- who had been hospital-
break through fallen con- ing, but said it was possible ized since birth with respi-
crete hunting for others that others who had come ratory problems.
who might be trapped. for appointments could be “They wouldn’t let me
At least two people were trapped. sleep with him,” said Her-
killed and more than 60 in- The city’s health secretary, nandez, who had come to
jured, Mexico City Mayor Armando Ahued, said the the city-run Maternity and
Miguel Angel Mancera adult victim was a 25-year- Children’s Hospital of Cua-
said at a news conference. old woman and the child jimalpa because she had
The known dead were a was a newborn, between 2 no money. q
woman and a child. Of- and 3 weeks old. He said 21
ficials earlier said at least babies were injured, and
four people had been seven of those and seven
Aruba: small plane crashes
during Venezuelan pursuit
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) immediate comment from
— A small civilian plane Venezuelan officials about
was being pursued by the Thursday’s incident.
Venezuelan military over Coast Guard and maritime
the Caribbean Sea when it police units near where the
crashed in a fiery ball Thurs- plane went down in Aru-
day, the government of ban waters have spotted
Aruba said. debris, but the number of
Two Venezuelan military casualties was not known,
aircraft were chasing the Dowers said.
plane over the South Amer- He said the rescue team
ican country’s airspace, also spotted “packages”
but the cause of the crash on the scene, but officials
was unknown, had not determined what
Arthur Dowers, the justice they contained.
minister of Aruba, told re- The Aruban government is
porters. in contact with the govern-
“There are rumors that the ment of Venezuela as well
military planes shot on the as officials in the Nether-
small craft, but that infor- lands, which handles for-
mation has not been con- eign policy issues for the
firmed,” Dowers said. Dutch Caribbean island.
In the past, Venezuela has Aruba is an island in the
shot down suspected drug- southern Caribbean that is
trafficking planes, mostly one of the countries that
over the western portion of make up the Kingdom of
the country. There was no the Netherlands.q
Friday 30 January 2015
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children’s hospital, at least 2 dead
ALBERTO ARCE killed. Rescue workers stand before the rubble of a children’s hospital adults were in serious con-
PETER ORSI About 75 percent of the where a gas truck exploded, in Cuajimalpa on the outskirts of dition after being rushed to
Associated Press hospital collapsed, offi- Mexico City, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. The powerful explosion other hospitals.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Injured cials said, and the priority shattered the hospital on the western edge of Mexico’s capital, Thirty-five-year-old Felicitas
and bleeding, mothers car- was to continue digging in killing at least three adults and one baby and injuring dozens. Hernandez wept as she
rying infants fled from a ma- search of any trapped sur- frantically questioned peo-
ternity hospital shattered vivors. Authorities said they (AP Photo) ple outside the wrecked
by a powerful gas explo- had confirmed that none building, hoping for word
sion Thursday, and rescuers of the children registered of her month-old baby,
swung sledgehammers to in the hospital were miss- who had been hospital-
break through fallen con- ing, but said it was possible ized since birth with respi-
crete hunting for others that others who had come ratory problems.
who might be trapped. for appointments could be “They wouldn’t let me
At least two people were trapped. sleep with him,” said Her-
killed and more than 60 in- The city’s health secretary, nandez, who had come to
jured, Mexico City Mayor Armando Ahued, said the the city-run Maternity and
Miguel Angel Mancera adult victim was a 25-year- Children’s Hospital of Cua-
said at a news conference. old woman and the child jimalpa because she had
The known dead were a was a newborn, between 2 no money. q
woman and a child. Of- and 3 weeks old. He said 21
ficials earlier said at least babies were injured, and
four people had been seven of those and seven
Aruba: small plane crashes
during Venezuelan pursuit
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) immediate comment from
— A small civilian plane Venezuelan officials about
was being pursued by the Thursday’s incident.
Venezuelan military over Coast Guard and maritime
the Caribbean Sea when it police units near where the
crashed in a fiery ball Thurs- plane went down in Aru-
day, the government of ban waters have spotted
Aruba said. debris, but the number of
Two Venezuelan military casualties was not known,
aircraft were chasing the Dowers said.
plane over the South Amer- He said the rescue team
ican country’s airspace, also spotted “packages”
but the cause of the crash on the scene, but officials
was unknown, had not determined what
Arthur Dowers, the justice they contained.
minister of Aruba, told re- The Aruban government is
porters. in contact with the govern-
“There are rumors that the ment of Venezuela as well
military planes shot on the as officials in the Nether-
small craft, but that infor- lands, which handles for-
mation has not been con- eign policy issues for the
firmed,” Dowers said. Dutch Caribbean island.
In the past, Venezuela has Aruba is an island in the
shot down suspected drug- southern Caribbean that is
trafficking planes, mostly one of the countries that
over the western portion of make up the Kingdom of
the country. There was no the Netherlands.q
