據新華社消息，墨西哥中部伊達爾戈州一處輸油管道18日遭遇“偷油”後發生爆炸。截至小編髮文，該爆炸造成的死亡人數已升至73人。
▲圖片截取自CNN；《墨西哥油管爆炸至少73名人員喪生，數十位受傷》
這次嚴重的爆炸，引起各大外媒的關注。
▲圖片截取自AP; 《墨西哥石油管道爆炸致死73人；現場留下噩夢般的灰燼》
▲圖片來自VCG
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爆炸目前的死亡和受傷人數有多少？
據墨西哥伊達爾戈州州長聲明，目前至少有73人喪生。
At least 73 people were killed in central Mexico after a ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded Friday evening, the governor of the State of Hidalgo, Omar Fayad, said Saturday in a news conference .墨西哥伊達爾戈州州長Omar Fayad在週六的新聞發佈上會說，18日晚上墨西哥中部一輸油管道破裂並爆炸，至少有73人喪生。At least 74 people were injured, with seven of those under the age of 18 and one was 12 years old, Fayad said. He said some of the minors will be transferred to Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas.他說至少74人受傷；其中，7個受傷人員不滿18歲，還有一個只有12歲。他說受傷的青少年會被送往美國德克薩斯州蓋維斯頓(Galveston)的施里納兒童醫院(Shriners Hospital for Children)。▲文字來自CNN ▲圖片來自VCG
至於爆炸的原因，官方推測是到現場偷油者的衣服上的靜電引起的。
Alejandro Gertz Manero, general prosecutor of Mexico, said Saturday night that the investigation has just started but that a "preliminary belief" is that static electricity from the clothing of people around the pipeline may have caused the blast.19日晚上，墨西哥聯邦總檢察署的負責人Alejandro Gertz Manero說對於這起爆炸的調查剛剛開始；但初步的推測是在洩露油管附近偷油的民眾身上的靜電引起的。He noted a large number of people were around the pipeline, some of whom were wearing clothes made with synthetic fibers that could "generate electric reactions."他指出洩露的油管附近聚集了很多的群眾，而這些人身上穿的衣服含有人造纖維，“可能會產生電反應”。He said no arrests have been made and that witnesses will be interviewed Sunday.他說目前沒有逮捕任何人；現場目擊者週日會接受詢問。▲文字來自CNN02
爆炸不僅留下了這些冰冷的傷亡數字，還有一具具白骨和燃為灰燼的屍體。
▲圖片來自VCG
爆炸前，眾多居民提著桶到漏油點，想順點汽油帶走；但不料卻葬身火海。
根據現場公佈的事故細節，在伊達爾戈州的這次燃油洩漏點，18日下午5點之前就已經出現大量洩漏，墨西哥軍警也到達現場維持秩序。但生活在周邊地區的大量民眾都攜帶著各種瓶罐容器，哄搶洩漏的燃油，就在爆炸發生前的幾分鐘，爆炸地點附近已經聚集了大約600到800名民眾。許多民眾沒有聽從軍警的警告，不願遠離燃油洩漏點地區，隨後在當晚7點多，爆炸事故發生。▲文字來自央視財經
▲圖片來自VCG
我們來看下事發當晚，現場目擊者的回憶。
Local journalist Veronica Jimenez, 46, arrived at the scene before the explosion where she said there were more than 300 people with containers to collect fuel.當地記者46歲的Veronica Jimenez在爆炸發生前來到現場。她說當時有300多人提著容器來裝油。'I saw families: mother, father, children,' she told Reuters. 'It was like a party...for a moment you could even hear how happy people were.'Veronica 對路透社說：”我看到一些家庭成員一起來的：有媽媽，爸爸，孩子們。現場就像一個派對。有一刻，你彷彿能感受到現場的人是多麼喜悅。“When the blast hit, people ran in different directions, pleading for help, some burned and without clothing, she said.她說，當爆炸發生的時候，人們四處逃竄，絕望地呼救；有的人被燒得連衣服都沒有了。'Some people's skin came off...it was very ugly, horrible, people screamed and cried,' she said. 'They shouted the names of their husbands, brothers, their family members.'”有的人的皮膚直接被燒掉下來了。現場的畫面非常醜陋可怕。人們尖叫著，哭喊著。他們喊著各自丈夫，兄長，或是其他家庭成員的名字。”▲文字來自Daily Mail
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但也有人在現場預感到不祥，在爆炸前帶著親人離開了，保住了性命；比如墨西哥的一對父子。
Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he'd seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn't. Only a handful of the remains still had skin. Dozens were burned to the bone or to ash.墨西哥人Gerardo Perez週六回到了墨西哥中部燒焦的一片地。在這裡，他見證了一場非法的偷油活動變成漫天大火。他回到這裡，試著從屍體中認出一些聯繫不上的朋友。但他失敗了。只有很少的屍體還保留著皮膚。幾十具屍體都被燒得只剩下骨頭，有的只剩下灰燼。Perez said he and his son bypassed soldiers and ignored warnings to stay clear of the geyser Friday evening in the town of Tlahuelilpan in Hidalgo state.Perez 說週五晚上，他和兒子繞過士兵的監督和危險警告牌，來到位於伊達爾戈州胡利潘的間歇自噴井附近，保持一定距離。But as Perez neared the spurting fuel, he was overcome with foreboding. He recalls telling his son: "Let's go ... this thing is going to explode."站在向外噴油的井口旁邊，Perez 有種不祥的預感。他回憶道那晚他對兒子說：“我們趕緊走，這洩露的油會引發爆炸。”And it did, with the fireball engulfing locals collecting the spilling gasoline in buckets, jugs and garbage cans. Video footage showed flames shooting high into the night sky, and screaming people running from the explosion, some themselves burning and waving their arms. Perez and his son made it out.爆炸確實發生了。火球吞沒了在現場提著油桶，水壺或是垃圾桶收集洩露的汽油的居民。監控錄像顯示，黑夜中劇烈的火焰噴向高空；人們尖叫著，被火焰吞噬，絕望地揮著雙臂掙扎。Perez 後怕地說，還好他跟兒子離開了。▲文字來自ABC News
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“偷油”這種行為，我們很多人可能都不理解。
為什麼墨西哥居民發現“漏油點”，會興奮地叫上家人朋友，到“漏油點”附近去“順點汽油”呢？
這與墨西哥政府嚴厲打擊“偷油”行為而引起的“油荒”有關。
據報道，墨西哥總統洛佩斯（Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador）自去年12月上任後就開始出動軍隊打擊燃油偷盜現象。
數千名士兵被派往把守墨西哥石油公司旗下的煉油和輸油設施，一旦發現“漏油”跡象，立即予以關閉，追查漏油源頭。
▲圖片來自央視財經
但政府嚴厲打擊“偷油”的行為也導致了民眾的“油荒”。
The government’s strategy has included diverting fuel from the pipelines most heavily targeted by criminal gangs, and transporting it by truck. But the logistical changes have slowed deliveries across the country, causing shortages and long lines at service stations.政府打擊”偷油“的措施包括，用貨車運輸的方式替代被幫派緊盯的管道運輸。但汽油輸送方式的改變讓墨西哥全國上下的汽油輸送時間變慢了，引起了各地汽油站的汽油短缺和嚴重的排隊。
▲圖片來自央視財經
這場爆炸事故，很快引起一些人抨擊墨西哥政府。
▲圖片截取自路透社官網；《傷亡慘重的油管爆炸事件讓公眾聚焦墨西哥政府打擊“偷油”的計劃》
A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 73 people has put renewed attention on the government’s strategy to stop fuel theft, with some relatives saying fuel shortages stemming from the plan led people to risk their lives.近日一起墨西哥油廠管道的爆炸事件導致至少73人死亡。該事件也讓公眾視線再次聚焦到墨西哥政府打擊偷油行為的方案。一些相關人士稱，政府打擊偷油的行為引起“油荒”，這才讓民眾冒著生命危險偷油。Half a dozen people interviewed by Reuters on Saturday said their relatives went to the leaking duct because they struggled to find fuel elsewhere and were desperate to fill up cars to get to work or run their farms.路透社週六採訪對象中有半數的人都說，他們的親戚跑去”漏油點“ 因為他們在其他地方很難找到汽油；他們都迫不及待地想給他們的汽車裝點油，然後開去上班或是農場。“A lot of innocent people came here, perhaps their car didn’t have enough gasoline for tomorrow, and they said I’m just going to go for a few liters,” said farmer Isidoro Velasco, 51, who was waiting for news of his nephew Mario Hidalgo, who he believed likely dead. ”許多無辜的人跑到漏油點，只是因為他們的汽車沒有第二天需要的汽油了；他們說他們只是想裝幾公升就回來，“一位51歲的農民 Isidoro Velasco說。他正在等待他侄子Mario Hidalgo的消息，但他覺得侄子生還的幾率不大。▲文字來自路透社但墨西哥政府表示：打擊偷盜不會停。
▲截取自新京報
文字：外媒；央視財經；新華社
圖：VCG; 外媒；央視財經；新京報
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