32 people had been killed and another 120 or so injured by the
explosion Thursday afternoon at the headquarters of Pemex, Mexico's
state-owned oil company.
Both figures are up from where the
story stood Thursday night (it was being reported then that there were
at least 14 dead and 80 injured), when we were following the news as it came in from Mexico City.
There's
a chance the grim figures will shift again in coming hours. According
to The Associated Press, rescuers continue to search for victims who
might trapped in the debris. The explosion reportedly caused extensive
damage to the 51-story building's first few floors. It also shattered
many windows on upper floors.
As NPR's Carrie Kahn tells our Newscast Desk, the cause of the explosion hasn't yet been determined.
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