Cancun, Quintana Roo — A series of powerful explosions rattled the outskirts of Cancun on Sunday afternoon, shaking the ground in the irregular settlements of La Chiapaneca and El Porvenir and triggering alarm among residents near the Cancun–Leona Vicario federal highway.
The Cancun Fire Department received the first report at 6:18 p.m. after residents and motorists alerted authorities to at least three consecutive detonations, which witnesses described as similar to gas tank explosions. A column of smoke rose from a brush area a short distance past the Hotel El Pedregal.
The intensity of the blasts prompted emergency units and rescue crews to head to the scene, while residents of nearby settlements evacuated their homes out of fear.
During a verification patrol, firefighters spotted a smoke column in the distance, preliminarily located between the highway and the free road on the side corresponding to the La Chiapaneca area.
As of Sunday evening, authorities reported no injuries or confirmed damage. The area remained under operational reconnaissance to determine the origin of the explosions and what caused them.
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