Explosion in Mexico City kills at least 14
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MEXICO CITY, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 people were killed and 80 others were wounded in an explosion inside the headquarters of the Mexican oil giant Pemex, the company said on Thursday.
The explosion forced the evacuation of the tower of Petroleos Mexicanos, a skyscraper 1 of 214 meters, the company said in its Twitter account.
"What happened was an explosion in the building B2 of administrative 2 center. There are injuries and damages to the PB (ground floor)," said Pemex.
Pemex spokesman Francisco Montano confirmed that the explosion caused damages to the ground floor and the administrative offices, with some workers and staff injured.
Police reports indicated that the accident occurred in an electrical substation, and the staff of Pemex Tower were evacuated 3 later as a preventive measure.
n.摩天大楼
- The skyscraper towers into the clouds.那幢摩天大楼高耸入云。
- The skyscraper was wrapped in fog.摩天楼为雾所笼罩。
adj.行政的，管理的
- The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
- He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。
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