At least 10 killed in central Mexico fireworks blast during festival
Local government says at least 60 were wounded in the blast, apparently caused by a burning bull effigy.
At least 10 people have been killed and at least 60 wounded in Mexico when fireworks detonated during a village festival, according to the local government.
Video showed revellers carrying a bull made of straw, with fireworks spouting out of the effigy in Santa Maria Canchesda in the Temascalcingo municipality in central Mexico. The AFP news agency reported that the celebration on Saturday was part of a local ritual.
The burning bull apparently ignited a larger store of fireworks in the village church. The explosion knocked down walls and ignited a fire in the town square, according to the news agency.
The diocese of the nearby municipality of Atlacomulco said two priests were injured but are expected to survive.