According to Reuters.com, "At least 71 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico... as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before the blast." Farmer Isaias Garcia who witnessed the event, “Everyone came to see if they could get a bit of gasoline for their car, there isn’t any in the gas stations. Some people came out burning and screaming."