32 die in Mexico oil company office building blast

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The Austin American Statesman:

Updated: 9:43 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 | Posted: 9:39 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2013

32 die in Mexico oil company office building blast

 

By MARK STEVENSON

The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY —

Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos.

The cause of the basement explosion in an administrative building next to the iconic, 51-story Pemex tower in Mexico City remained a mystery, with President Enrique Pena Nieto urging people not to speculate. Theories ranged from an electrical fire to an air conditioning problem to a possible attack.

"We have no conclusive report on the reason," Pena Nieto told reporters. "We will work to get to the bottom of the investigation to find out, first, what happened