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1、墨西哥城一辆油罐车发生爆炸AgastankerhasexplodedonamotorwayinasuburbofMexicoCity,killingatleast20peopleandinjuring36,officialssay. 一辆油罐车在墨西哥城郊区一条高速公路上爆炸，至少20人死亡、36人受伤。 TelevisionimagesshoweddamagedbuildingsandcarsintheareaofEcatepeconTuesdaymorning. Theexplosionhappenedata

2、bout05:00localtime(10:00GMT)onthehighwaybetweenMexicoCityandPachuca. Thedriverofthetruckisunderarrestinhospital,wherehewasbeingtreated,officialssay. 'Warzone' Agiantplumeofsmokeroseoverthearea,about14km(8.6miles)north-eastoftheMexicancapital. Thegastankerwast

3、houghttobetravellingnorthwhenitcrashedintoanothervehicle,BBCMexicocorrespondentWillGrantreports. Atleast30homesand20carsweredamaged,accordingtolocalmedia.  SalvadorNemeSastre,secretaryforcitizensecurityinMexicoState,confirmedthecasualtyfiguresonTwitterbutoffi

4、cialsfearthenumberofdeadcouldstillrise. Someofthecasualtieswereasleepinhomesinpoorareasalongtheedgeoftheroad.Childrenwereamongthosehurt. Televisionimagesshowedfirefightersandrescueworkerssiftingthroughthewreckage,buttherewasnoinitialexplanationastowhatcausedt

5、hecrash. TheMexicangovernmentannouncedmeasuresin2012tolowerthemaximumallowedweightoffreightvehiclesafteraseriesofcrashesinvolvingoverloadedtrucks. However,suchaccidentsarestillverycommon,ourcorrespondentsays. Mexicanmediasaidthearearesembleda"warzone,"withnea

6、rbyhomesandcarscompletelyburnedout.  2"Itwasaballoffire,"residentCarlosGonzalezSilvatoldlocalradio,accordingtoReuters. "Weopenedthedooranditwaslikefirehadblownthroughthewholeofthegarden." MexicanradiostationFormato21saidafamilyoffour,includingtwochildrenaged1

7、1and6,wereamongthedead. Dozensofambulanceswereatthescene. Thehighwaywassettoreopengradually,officialssaid.2