Dive Brief:
- An explosion rocked the Dulces Blueberry candy factor in Ciudad Juarez yesterday. One person was killed and 40 injured. The death toll may rise as rescue workers continue to comb through the rubble.
- The blast occurred on the second floor of the facility in the border town, causing walls to buckle and the floor to collapse onto people below.
- The cause of the explosion is under investigation. Details about Dulces Blueberry are sketchy, although some media reports say the plant is U.S.-owned is manufacturers jelly beans, peach rings, gummy bears and other candies.
Dive Insight:
Our thoughts with the families of those lost and injured. There are few places on earth where people suffer more than in Ciudad Juarez. We simply cannot imagine how people endure there, just yards from El Paso, Texas, in what has been called "the most violent zone in the world outside of declared war zones."
