10 killed in blaze at Mexican gas facility near border

Ambulances and paramedics arrive at a Mexican gas facility where a fire killed 10 people Tuesday.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Mexico's state oil company says 10 people died


• The blast occurred near Reynosa, Mexico


• A fire that occurred after the blast has been extinguished, Pemex says

Mexico City (CNN) -- Ten people died Tuesday in a blaze at a Mexican gas facility near the Texas border, the state oil company Pemex said.

Investigators were working to determine what caused the accident, which occurred near Reynosa, Mexico, Pemex said.

A fire that occurred after the blast had been extinguished as of Tuesday afternoon, the company said in a Twitter post.

"The fire is extinguished, and the situation is under control," Pemex said.

Some pipes and valves were damaged, Pemex said.

At the facility, gas is processed from Mexico's Burgos field.

In recent years, explosions and fires have been reported after illegal tapping of the state oil company's pipelines.

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