Gas explosion destroys home in Ciudad Juárez

A powerful gas explosion destroyed a residence in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, during the early hours of Wednesday. The incident occurred around 4:00 AM in the area near Calzada del Río and Valle de las Peñas, between the Frontera Nueva and Valle del Sol neighborhoods.

According to Civil Protection authorities, the blast was caused by a natural gas leak and subsequent accumulation. Despite the magnitude of the shockwave and the total destruction of the home, a 78-year-old woman sleeping in a rear bedroom managed to escape the building completely uninjured. The explosion was strong enough to damage at least five neighboring homes, affecting their structures, windows, and facades. The moment of the blast was captured by the Juárez Vigilante monitoring system.