"MEXICO CITY -- Families clustered outside hospitals awaiting word of their loved ones Thursday after the crash and explosion of a tanker truck a day earlier on a Mexico City highway that killed at least eight people and injured 90. The fire engulfed more than two dozen vehicles and left a gruesome scene of badly burned survivors staggering in the street in tattered clothing as first responders rushed to the scene."
"Regulators said a preliminary review revealed that the truck, which was carrying more than 13,000 gallons of gas, did not have up-to-date insurance allowing it to transport its cargo, something the company denied. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday she instructed her energy secretary to design new measures to make transporting fuel safer, but did not provide details."
"'Complete chaos' Beatriz Aguilar sipped coffee outside a hospital in the south of Mexico City on Thursday morning, awaiting news of her 15-year-old son Adrián who was trapped in the explosion on his way back home from school on a bus. The last she heard from him was a voice note he sent to a family group message saying he was being taken to the hospital and asking for help. She said she scrambled to get to the hospital and hasn't left since Wednesday afternoon."
A tanker truck carrying more than 13,000 gallons of gas crashed and exploded under a Mexico City highway, killing at least eight people and injuring about 90. The fire engulfed over two dozen vehicles and left badly burned survivors in tattered clothing, with many suffering second- and third-degree burns. Mexico City reported 67 hospitalized, 22 in critical condition. Regulators said the truck lacked up-to-date insurance for transporting its cargo, a claim denied by the company. The president ordered the energy secretary to design new fuel-transport safety measures. Families waited at hospitals for news of relatives.
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