<p>The toll in an explosion that rocked the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the capital has risen to 25, Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said late Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Seventeen women and eight men were among the dead, Osorio Chong told a press conference, adding that the blast also left 101 injured. <br /><br />Pemex said about 3,500 people were evacuated from the damaged building after the explosion occurred at around 3.55 p.m. in the 211-meter Pemex Tower in downtown Mexico City, reported Xinhua.<br /><br />The exact cause of the accident was still unknown. <br /></p>
<p>The toll in an explosion that rocked the headquarters of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the capital has risen to 25, Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said late Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Seventeen women and eight men were among the dead, Osorio Chong told a press conference, adding that the blast also left 101 injured. <br /><br />Pemex said about 3,500 people were evacuated from the damaged building after the explosion occurred at around 3.55 p.m. in the 211-meter Pemex Tower in downtown Mexico City, reported Xinhua.<br /><br />The exact cause of the accident was still unknown. <br /></p>