Blast at Jose Cuervo plant in Mexico's Tequila kills at least five people


An area is damaged following an explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant, in Tequila, Jalisco state, Mexico July 23, 2024 in this screengrab from social media video. JAL Civil Protection via X/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -An explosion at a Jose Cuervo tequila plant in central Mexico killed at least five company workers and forced the evacuation of tourists from the area in the spirit's hometown of Tequila, the head of the state's emergency services said on Tuesday.

Victor Hugo Roldan, the chief of emergency services and firefighters in Jalisco state, told Reuters the blast occurred in a 500,000-litre tank at the plant, and the resulting fire was put out by company personnel.

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