Mexico seeks to ID bodies, explain huge fireworks blast

[WorldNews]

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Mexico worked Wednesday to identify charred bodies left by an explosion that killed at least 31 people at its biggest fireworks market, as authorities investigated what caused the multi-colored salvo of destruction. Forensic experts are carrying out genetic analyses to identify the badly burned remains from the Tuesday blast, with just 13 victims identified so far, said state prosecutor Alejandro Gomez. Rescue workers were still searching for bodies -- or survivors -- in the smoldering wreckage of the San Pablito market in the Mexico City suburb of Tultepec.

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