{{An explosion at the office headquarters of Mexico’s state-owned oil company killed 25 people and injured 101 on Thursday as it heavily damaged three floors of a building, sending hundreds into the streets and a large plume of smoke over Mexico City’s skyline.}}<\/p>\n
Rescuers continued to search the rubble for victims trapped in the debris late Thursday with the aid of rescue dogs, trucks with mounted lights and an oil company crane. <\/p>\n
Interior Minister Miguel Osorio Chong said it was uncertain if there were any people still trapped but that crews would keep searching. <\/p>\n
Many of the office workers were outside having lunch when the explosion occurred about 3:45 p.m. local time in a basement parking garage next to the iconic, 51-story tower of Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, one of the tallest buildings in Mexico City.<\/p>\n
Osorio Chong said the explosion hit the basement and first two floors, which rescuers said had collapsed.<\/p>\n
“It was an explosion, a shock, the lights went out and suddenly there was a lot of debris,” employee Cristian Obele told Milenio television, adding that he had been injured in the leg. “Co-workers helped us get out of the building.”<\/p>\n
President Enrique Pena Nieto said authorities have not yet found what caused the blast in the 14-story building in a busy commercial and residential area. <\/p>\n
Pemex first said it had evacuated the building because of a problem with the electrical system. <\/p>\n
The company later tweeted that the Attorney General’s Office was investigating the explosion and any reports of a cause were speculation.<\/p>\n
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