Fuel truck crash sparks huge fire in central Mexico, hundreds evacuated

According to details, an oil tanker crashed into a bridge passing over a railway line in the central part of Mexico.

According to the report of a foreign news agency, after the oil tanker hit the railway bridge, the train track and the nearby residential area caught fire.

Videos of the fire breaking out on the railway bridge are going viral on social media, in which massive smoke can be seen billowing into the sky.

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According to local authorities, around 1,000 people were evacuated from the residential area due to the fire.

According to media reports, no one was injured in the fire, and the truck driver has been arrested and an investigation has been launched.