Nine killed in Mexico City after petrol tanker blast

A petrol tanker has exploded in Mexico City killing at least nine people and injuring 13.

Rescue workers wanred the figures were preliminary and could rise.

Images on the Televisa network showed the early morning blast in the Ecatepec district destroying at least a half-dozen surrounding buildings and cars and showed the burned-out hull of a van.

A giant plume of smoke rose over the area after the explosion around 5 am local time.

There were reports that the explosion could have been caused by a crash between the tanker and a passenger bus.

The explosion closed the road between Mexico City and Pachuca.