«Breaking News» Fuel theft tunnel found in Mexico City

Authorities discovered a tunnel Tuesday beneath an industrial building in Mexico City that fuel thieves dug to tap gasoline and diesel pipelines.

Mexico discovers thousands of such taps each year, but seldom are they found connected to tunnels or located in such heavily populated areas.

The tunnel was several yards long and deep, and had timber framing to prevent collapse. 

The tunnel accessed four pipelines that carried fuel to a nearby tank farm. All had illegal taps drilled into them, with hoses that led out to a large parking area.

Pemex tweeted out images of a fuel theft tunnel (pictured) which was found in Azcapotzalco, a municipality of Mexico City

The tunnel was several yards long and deep and had timber framing to prevent collapse

State owned oil giant Pemex tweeted an image of its Director General Octavio Romero Oropeza visiting the fuel theft tunnel 

State owned oil giant Pemex tweeted an image of its Director General Octavio Romero Oropeza visiting the fuel theft tunnel.

Some social media users criticized him in Spanish for not wearing any protective equipment, such as a hardhat or goggles, when entering the fuel tunnel.  

Large-scale tapping operations presumably fill whole tanker trucks or industrial vehicles. 

The state-owned oil company, Pemex, has found some gas being sold through licensed stations had apparently been stolen.

Such illegal taps frequently leak and catch fire, as one did January 18 in Hidalgo state, north of Mexico City. 

That fire occurred as residents were gathering spilled fuel. The death toll in that fire now stands at 119; 60 percent of the injured have died.

At total of 30 people remain hospitalized, with ten  still in very critical condition.

Adding to the woes at Pemex, the Fitch ratings agency lowered the company's credit rating one step to 'AA', with a negative outlook. 

The downgrade was attributed to negative cash flow and the fact that its heavy debt load makes the company essentially insolvent, though government-backed.

Flames burn at the scene of a massive blaze triggered by a leaky pipeline in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, on January 18

Pemex found some gas  from the latest pipeline being sold through licensed stations had apparently been stolen

In December Mexico's government unveiled a plan to step up use of the armed forces to combat fuel theft, vowing to root out corrupt officials it says are largely responsible for a problem that has cost the country billions of dollars.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference his government would fight the theft 'outside and inside' state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), saying authorities were complicit in the bulk of the crimes.

This is the theft of national assets, of public funds, of money that 'belongs to all Mexicans,'  he said.

Criminal gangs have for years used fuel theft as a way of supplementing their income, hurting Mexico's refineries and bleeding money from state coffers.

Speaking alongside the president, Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said the security presence would be increased at key oil installations to better monitor distribution of fuel.

Security forces would also receive additional training for the task, Sandoval added.

 

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Main photo article Authorities discovered a tunnel Tuesday beneath an industrial building in Mexico City that fuel thieves dug to tap gasoline and diesel pipelines.
Mexico discovers thousands of such taps each year, but seldom are they found connected to tunnels or located in such heavily populated areas.
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