Ferry blast injures passengers in Playa del Carmen, Mexico
MEXICO CITY — An explosion ripped through a ferry as it unloaded passengers in the Caribbean beach city of Playa del Carmen on Wednesday, hurting as many as 25 people, but authorities said none of the injuries were life-threatening.
Initial reports on the number of victims varied. The local municipal government and the port authority both reported that 18 were injured, including 15 Mexicans and three Canadians. Local Civil Defence director Juan Medina Sosa said there were 25 injured, including three Canadians and two Americans, and all were in good condition.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said in the evening that it was aware of seven Americans hurt in the incident, while Canada’s diplomatic mission said it had not received any information that any of its citizens were harmed.
The municipal government said in a statement that the victims sustained minor cuts and were taken to a hospital for treatment.