New Video Surfaces Showing Gas Tanker Moments Before Deadly Puente La Concordia โฃAccident
Mexico City – โข A newly released video depicts the gas tanker โคinvolved in theโ September 11th explosion on theโค Puente La Concordia in Iztapalapa,Mexico City,moments before it overturned and unleashed a massive gas leak. the footage, circulating โwidely online, shows โthe truck โnavigating a curve prior to the accident, offering investigators crucial insight into the events โleading up โคto the tragedy.
The incident, which occurred on September 11, 2025, resulted in โa devastating explosion and fire that claimed โคthe lives of 21 peopleโค and injured numerousโ others. Initial โคreports indicate the tanker,โ owned by Silza Companyโค – a subsidiaryโฃ of โคthe Tomza Group – sufferedโฃ a 40-centimeter fissure upon โimpact,โ triggering the leak that quicklyโ spread within a 180-meter radius.The resulting blast wave damaged vehicles,impacted nearby homes,and โฃaffected pedestrians and workersโข nearโ the โConcordia bridge.
The CDMX Prosecutor’s office โฃhas opened inquiry folders for โcrimes of guilty homicide,guilty injuries,and โproperty damage to determine obligation for the incident. Silza Company โhas โขacknowledged ownership of theโค vehicle and pledged full โคcooperation with authorities, with representatives โalready appearing before the Public Ministry โand โoffering to contributeโค to damage โrepair.
Among the deceased is โฃFernando Soto Munguรญa, โข39, the tanker’sโ driver, who succumbed to severe burns six โdays after theโ explosion while hospitalized at the Traumatology Hospital ‘Dr. โVictorio โde la Fuente Narvรกez.’
In response toโข the disaster, CDMX authorities establishedโค aโฃ Solidarity Committee โขto manage donations and provide direct assistance to affected families, โขofferingโข financial supportโ toโ both the injured and โคthe relatives of theโค victims. Investigationsโข are ongoing to โฃestablish legal responsibilities.