The soldiers injured due to the fire of a gas pipeline in Chiapas were transferred to the Villahermosa Military Hospital, Pemex reported.
Mexico City, October 20 (However).- Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) reported that it managed to control the fire in a gas pipeline that occurred this Monday in the municipality of Reforma, in the state of Chiapas, which caused five soldiers from the Secretariat of National Defense (Defense) to be injured.
Through a statementthe company detailed that the fuego was generated in a duct 30 inches, at the injection point of the Gas Processor Complex (CPG) Cactus to the Cactus Measurement Regulation Station.
He pointed out that once the work to address the emergency is completed, the investigation will begin to determine the origin of the mishap.
📍Pemex controls fire in the gas pipeline at the Cactus Gas Processing Complex
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— Petróleos Mexicanos (@Pemex) October 21, 2025
Pemex reported that due to the gas pipeline fire in Chiapas, five soldiers who were near the site were injured, so they were transferred to the Military Hospital in Villahermosa Tabasco; His health status is reported to be stable.
The oil company indicated that specialized personnel will remain at the scene of the incident to carry out containment work until the end of the emergency is declared.
For its part, the National Natural Gas Control Center (Cenagas) reported that at 12:57 p.m. this Monday a fire was reported in a pipeline located between the Cactus and Cuxtal facilities, on the borders of Chiapas with Tabasco.
The agency reported at 1:40 p.m. that the fire in the pipeline was controlled, with no major damage reported to the facilities.
Cactus Preliminary Report:
At 12:57 hrs today, a fire occurred in the pipeline between the Cactus and Cuxtal facilities, between the borders of Chiapas and Tabasco, so the attention protocols were immediately applied.— CENAGAS (@CENAGAS_mx) October 20, 2025