Deadly Gas Truck Explosion in Mexico City Reveals Troubling Oversights

In a tragedy that starkly underscores the dangers of lax regulatory oversight and mismanagement, Mexico City's recent explosion of a gas truck carrying nearly 50,000 liters of fuel has claimed at least ten lives and left scores wounded. What happened on the Iztapalapa borough’s Puente La Concordia on Wednesday afternoon is more than an accident—it is a symptom of systemic failures with wide-reaching implications for national security and public safety. How Could Such a Catastrophe Happen? The initial reports from local authorities suggested a collision with an unidentified "solid object" caused the truck’s tank to rupture, triggering one of the...