Pemex HQ re-opens after gas blast

Words of comfort: Pemex boss Emilio Lozoya Austin (left) speaks with others at HQ re-opening

Workers returning to the headquarters of Mexican state oil giant Pemex on Wednesday held a minute’s silence in memory of 37 colleagues killed by last week’s explosion.

Director-general Emilio Lozoya Austin was on hand as the building in Mexico City, in which three floors were destroyed by the 31 January gas blast, reopened for business.

Lozoya Austin, who has been active with updates on the company’s situation on social media network Twitter, tweeted on Wednesday: "Today we resume work on at Pemex. I turn to welcome our colleagues, with pain, but with renewed hope.”

All of the headquarters except for buildings B1 and B2 are reopening on Wednesday, exactly a week after the huge explosion ripped through the building, killing 37 and injuring over 120.

Pemex said earlier…

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