Seventeen hurt in fireworks blast at Day of the Dead celebration in Mexican town

Seventeen hurt in fireworks blast at Day of the Dead celebration in Mexican town
A file image of fireworks, after 17 people were hurt in a blast in Mexico (Masemarshal/Stockimo/Alamy/PA)

A fireworks explosion at a Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico hurt 17 people, authorities said.

The blast occurred on Saturday in the township of Huejutla in Mexico’s Gulf coast region known as the Huasteca.

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