At least 10 killed in central Mexico fireworks blast during festival

Local government says at least 60 wounded in blast, caused by burning bull effigy.

The devastation caused by the fireworks explosion in Mexico, September 6, 2026 [Luis Cortes/Reuters]

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.

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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.

Local media reported that some people were trapped under falling debris from the blast.

The diocese of the nearby municipality of Atlacomulco said two priests were injured but are expected to survive.

“We join together in prayer for those who have lost their lives, their families and loved ones, as well as those who were injured and all those who are experiencing moments of pain and worry today,” the diocese said in a statement on social media.

Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said the cause of the explosion has not been determined and an investigation has opened.

Firework mishaps have previously been deadly in Mexico. In July 2018, an explosion killed 24 people at a fireworks factory in the city of Tultepec, north of Mexico City.

Two years earlier, 42 people died in another fireworks explosion in a market in the city.

当地政府称，至少有60人在燃烧的牛形雕像引发的爆炸中受伤。

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据当地政府称，墨西哥一村庄节日期间烟花爆炸，造成至少 10 人死亡，至少 60 人受伤。

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据新闻机构报道，燃烧的公牛似乎引燃了村教堂内储存的大量烟花。爆炸震倒了墙壁，并在镇广场引发了火灾。

据当地媒体报道，爆炸产生的碎片中有人被困。

附近阿特拉科穆尔科市的教区表示，两名神父受伤，但预计能够生还。

教区在社交媒体上发表声明称：“我们共同为那些失去生命的人、他们的家人和亲人，以及那些受伤的人和所有今天正在经历痛苦和担忧的人祈祷。”

墨西哥总检察长办公室表示，爆炸原因尚未确定，目前已展开调查。

墨西哥此前曾发生过烟花事故，造成人员伤亡。2018年7月，墨西哥城北部图尔特佩克市一家烟花厂发生爆炸，造成24人死亡。

两年前，该市一个市场发生烟花爆炸，造成 42 人死亡。