Anxious search for missing after deadly Mexico blast

[WorldNews]

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Mexican authorities on Friday pursued their search for eight people missing after a petrochemical plant explosion that killed at least 24 and spewed a toxic cloud into the air. Wednesday's blast sent workers flying through the air and shattered the windows of homes and businesses, sparking panic in the town of Coatzacoalcos, in the eastern state of Veracruz. Soldiers eventually began allowing small groups of family members into the facility, which is co-owned by state oil company Pemex and a private company, Mexichem.

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