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Five Canadians killed in explosion in Mexico

Eight Canadians injured in blast

by macleans.ca on Monday, November 15, 2010 11:16am - 8 Comments

Seven people, including two Canadians, were killed and another eight Canadians were injured in a natural gas explosion at a Mexican resort on Sunday. The explosion happened at the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen, just south of Cancun. The attorney general for the state of Quintana Roo said the explosion may have been caused by a buildup of natural gas from the swamp. Sixty mroe Canadians were staying at the hotel, a popular holiday destination, said a Westjet representative.

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Claudia Lemire

So true and not the first time something like this happens,
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosiones_de_Guada…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juanico_Disaster
Ariadne

Gas build up from the swamp? There is something fishy about this excuse given.

true north

Something fishy ?….Could be something Sewagey also…..I wonder where the pump there sewage…just a thought.

Markus

Many Mexican people are living on $2/day and they need jobs and U talk of "excesses of riches"! Easy for U to say.
defor dog

plus we should be praying for the dead
I was there

The cause was not of natural gas from some swamp. The building was poorly constructed. There was a leak. People died because of this. I remember being in the restaurant across from it when it happened . My Auntie died because the ambulance took 45 minutes to get there to pick her up, then it ran out of gas on the way to the hospital, so the drivers told my mom and cousin to give them money for gas.
concerned

spell check
" Sixty mroe Canadians"
defor dog

hey jackass get a life and maybe get out for some exercise…your spending too much time on your computer