10 dead, 64 injured in Mexico fireworks explosion at church festival

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-06 · 20:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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A fireworks explosion occurred on Saturday night in Temascalcingo, Mexico State, during a religious festival honoring a patron saint. The blast, which happened next to the Nuestra Senora de la Luz church, caused a wall to collapse. Mexican authorities reported that at least 10 people died and 64 others were injured. Hundreds of residents were gathered to watch the fireworks display when the incident took place. Temascalcingo is a municipality located about 160 kilometers northwest of Mexico City.

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Hundreds of residents were preparing to watch a fireworks display when the blast occurred.

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The explosion happened next to the Nuestra Senora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo.

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The explosion killed at least 10 people and injured 64 others.

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Pyrotechnic material exploded during a festival for a patron saint in Mexico State.

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Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico-state" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="119838" data-entity-type="location">Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said.The explosion happened on Saturday night next to the Nuestra Senora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents. Hundreds of them were preparing to watch a fireworks display that is part of a religious festival when the blast happened.The municipality is about 160km (100 miles) northwest of Mexico-city" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="1779" data-entity-type="location">Mexico City.

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