“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from RIODOCE
At least seven members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard were injured, three of them seriously, during an explosion at a drug laboratory in the vicinity of the community of El Pozo, in Imala.
According to the information, the event took place around 11:30 a.m. when the agents were inspecting a building.
The soldiers apparently tampered with the devices, which caused a chemical reaction that later led to the explosion of at least one hydrogen tank and other chemicals; during the explosion, seven soldiers were injured by burns and blows to different parts of their bodies.
The officers were rushed by their colleagues by land aboard several military vehicles to the health center in the community of El Pozo.
Subsequently, municipal and state authorities were notified and police officers, as well as Sedena, Semar, and Air Force personnel, were transported to the site by land and air.
No further information on the incident or the names of the injured has been released at this time.
According to the information, the injured were transported in armed forces helicopters to the ISSSTE hospital in Culiacán, where they remain hospitalized.