Officials in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are trying to cover up a massive explosion that destroyed several homes. Authorities say a gas leak caused the explosion. The explosion reportedly occurred at a cartel stash where weapons and improvised explosive devices were stored.
The incident occurred early Friday morning when a house exploded in the Los Fresnos neighborhood of Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas. Emergency crews were called to the scene and rescued more than 30 family members as firefighters and authorities investigated the explosion. Authorities said the explosion destroyed several homes.
Video | Captain, the moment of explosion in Valle Hermoso
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The Tamaulipas state government issued a statement confirming the explosion, but made no mention of the presence of cartels or the use of explosives.
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Tamaulipas State Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Gerardo González de la Fuente told local news outlets that the explosion was caused by a buildup of gas.
However, during a search of the explosion site, authorities found several containers that appeared to have been repurposed as IEDs. Authorities also found tactical equipment stored in the home that caused the explosion.
Law enforcement officials told Breitbart Texas that the container used as an IED had residue of a plastic explosive, possibly C-4 or a similar material.
The explosion came weeks after Breitbart Texas reported that the Gulf Cartel began planting landmines along rural dirt roads as a way to keep out rivals. Government officials initially tried to deny the issue, but were forced to confirm the report. Authorities tried to downplay the issue, claiming that the explosives were only used to fight cartels and not against civilians.
Editor’s note: Breitbart Texas travels to Mexico City and the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon to engage citizen journalists willing to risk their lives to expose the cartels that silence their communities. Recruited. If pseudonyms were not used, the authors would surely face death at the hands of the various cartels operating in these regions, including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. Breitbart Texas Cartel Chronicles Published in both English and original Spanish. This article was written by “JC Sanchez” and “JA Espinoza” from Tamaulipas.
