MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rescue teams found another body Wednesday at a tequila distillery in Mexico, a day after an explosion and fire left six people dead. Two workers were injured.
The factory is owned by the Jose Cuervo company, one of Mexico’s most famous tequila brands.
Local civil defense reported on X that the last body had been found at a site where large containers had collapsed.
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The company said Tuesday that the explosion occurred while workers were performing maintenance work. Authorities said Tuesday night that the situation was under control, but a fire broke out Wednesday morning in a storage area containing cardboard and other materials.
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Aerial view of a car under a stainless steel container that was blown about 200 meters into the air on July 23, 2024, after an explosion during maintenance work at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco State, Mexico, taken on July 24, 2024. The explosion at the factory that produces Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. It is not yet known what caused the explosion, but the company says it happened during maintenance work. It affected four containers with a capacity of 219,000 liters each, causing two of them to collapse, according to Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
A National Guard member stands guard as firefighters extinguish a fire at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion that occurred during maintenance work at the plant in the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory that produces Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, but the company says it occurred during maintenance work. It affected four containers with a capacity of 219,000 liters each, causing two of them to collapse, according to Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
Firefighters work at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion occurred during maintenance work at the facility in the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory that produces Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, but the company says it happened during maintenance work. It affected four containers with a capacity of 219,000 liters each, causing two of them to collapse, according to Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images) -
Aerial view of damage at the Jose Cuervo tequila factory on July 24, 2024, a day after an explosion occurred during maintenance work at the plant in the municipality of Tequila, Jalisco State, Mexico. The explosion at the factory that produces Jose Cuervo tequila killed at least five people on July 23, local authorities said. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, but the company says it happened during maintenance work. It hit four containers with a capacity of 219,000 liters each, causing two of them to collapse, according to Victor Hugo Roldan, state director of civil protection. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP) (Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)
The town of Tequila is located about 375 miles northwest of Mexico City. It is overshadowed by a volcano and surrounded by plantations of agave, the plant from which the drink is produced. Life in the municipality of 40,000 revolves around tequila production and the tourism it generates.
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