Mexico governor: Fireworks blast kills 29, wounds dozens more

Last updated at 10:54 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20
The governor of the State of Mexico says three more people have died from a massive chain-reaction at a fireworks market near the capital, raising the death toll to 29.
The chief prosecutor of Mexico State, Alejandro Gomez, said earlier that 26 people had been killed in the explosion, raising the toll from Tuesday’s blast from the previous nine dead, in comments broadcast on local television. Three more died after being hospitalized, according