墨西哥城一辆油罐车发生爆炸
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A gas tanker1 has exploded on a motorway2 in a suburb of Mexico City, killing3 at least 20 people and injuring 36, officials say. 

一辆油罐车在墨西哥城郊区一条高速公路上爆炸,至少20人死亡、36人受伤。
 
Television images showed damaged buildings and cars in the area of Ecatepec on Tuesday morning.
 
The explosion happened at about 05:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on the highway between Mexico City and Pachuca.
 
The driver of the truck is under arrest in hospital, where he was being treated, officials say.
 
'War zone'
 
A giant plume5 of smoke rose over the area, about 14km (8.6 miles) north-east of the Mexican capital.
 
The gas tanker was thought to be travelling north when it crashed into another vehicle, BBC Mexico correspondent Will Grant reports.
 
At least 30 homes and 20 cars were damaged, according to local media. 
 
Salvador Neme Sastre, secretary for citizen security in Mexico State, confirmed the casualty figures on Twitter but officials fear the number of dead could still rise.
 
Some of the casualties were asleep in homes in poor areas along the edge of the road. Children were among those hurt.
 
Television images showed firefighters and rescue workers sifting6 through the wreckage7, but there was no initial explanation as to what caused the crash.
 
The Mexican government announced measures in 2012 to lower the maximum allowed weight of freight vehicles after a series of crashes involving overloaded8 trucks.
 
However, such accidents are still very common, our correspondent says.
 
Mexican media said the area resembled a "war zone," with nearby homes and cars completely burned out. 
 
"It was a ball of fire," resident Carlos Gonzalez Silva told local radio, according to Reuters.
 
"We opened the door and it was like fire had blown through the whole of the garden."
 
Mexican radio station Formato 21 said a family of four, including two children aged4 11 and 6, were among the dead.
 
Dozens of ambulances were at the scene.
 
The highway was set to reopen gradually, officials said.

 



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1 tanker xqawA     
n.油轮
参考例句:
  • The tanker took on 200,000 barrels of crude oil.油轮装载了二十万桶原油。
  • Heavy seas had pounded the tanker into three parts.汹涌的巨浪把油轮撞成三载。
2 motorway kFvxw     
n.高速公路,快车道
参考例句:
  • Our car had a breakdown on the motorway.我们的汽车在高速公路上抛锚了。
  • A maniac driver sped 35 miles along the wrong side of a motorway at 110 mph.一个疯狂的司机以每小时110英里的速度在高速公路上逆行飙车35英里。
3 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
参考例句:
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
4 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
5 plume H2SzM     
n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰
参考例句:
  • Her hat was adorned with a plume.她帽子上饰着羽毛。
  • He does not plume himself on these achievements.他并不因这些成就而自夸。
6 sifting 6c53b58bc891cb3e1536d7f574e1996f     
n.筛,过滤v.筛( sift的现在分词 );筛滤;细查;详审
参考例句:
  • He lay on the beach, sifting the sand through his fingers. 他躺在沙滩上用手筛砂子玩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I was sifting the cinders when she came in. 她进来时,我正在筛煤渣。 来自辞典例句
7 wreckage nMhzF     
n.(失事飞机等的)残骸,破坏,毁坏
参考例句:
  • They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
  • New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
8 overloaded Tmqz48     
a.超载的,超负荷的
参考例句:
  • He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
  • She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等,使自己负担过重。
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