Breakfast turned into a nightmare in Playa del Carmen, Mexico when a resort blast killed seven people. The explosion occurred under the restaurant of the resort, and formed a large crater. Swamp gas building up under the resort is suspected as the reason for the hotel explosion, according to Mexican officials.
Blast at the Grand Riviera Princess
Five Canadian tourists and two Mexican resort employees were killed in the Grand Riviera Princess hotel explosion in Playa del Carmen. 18 guests within the resort were injured 50 miles south of Cancun on Mexico's Caribbean coast by the blast. The room had 676 rooms in it. At the hotel restaurant, there had been an explosion that caused metal, glass and pavement to hurtle 50 yards in any direction right after many had just sat down for breakfast. Eight of probably the most seriously injured are Canadians. Two are in critical condition. Ten others, including two U.S. citizens, and eight Mexican employees suffered less serious injuries.
What the resort explosion revealed happening
The floor of the restaurant in the Grand Riviera Princess hotel had been sent through the ceiling by the power of the blast, according to Francisco Alor, the attorney general of Mexico’s state of Quintana Roo, in an interview with CBC News. A hotel guest told CBC News the blast sucked the air out of the building, then forced it back in, blowing people off their feet and into walls. There were severe injuries due to flying glass. The guests in the resort helped out by making deck chairs into stretchers. The victims were carried out this way.
Predicted that swamp gas had been involved
The Grand Riviera Princess blast was investigated which ended up showing that there might have been natural gas under the resort lobby floor which may have caught fire. Gas lines wouldn't be the trigger since there aren't any nearby. Of course, a swamp near the beach was where the concrete slab had been put where the resort was built. It’s alleged that the gas came from plant matter underground that had been decomposing. This is exactly what authorities suggest. A separate investigation has been launched to determine whether illegal shortcuts had been taken in the construction of the Playa del Carmen resort.
Details from
CBC News
cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2010/11/14/mexico-hotel-explosion.html
Dallas Morning News
dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-mexico_15int.ART.State.Edition1.e26e42.html
New York Times
nytimes.com/2010/11/15/world/americas/15mexico.html?_r=1&ref=world
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