A joint report will be published this Sunday, December 21st Office of the Attorney General and the Government of Mexico CityHe revealed the causes of the collapse of a liquid gas pipeline and the explosion that occurred Concordia BridgeIn Iztapalapawhat caused 32 people died And 63 injured.
The capital prosecutor Bertha Alcalde Luján explained that it was determined after analyzing the technical evidence The responsibility lies with both the driver and the transport company involved in the accident.
“The immediate responsibility of the driver who unfortunately lost his life due to excessive speed and the loss of control of the vehicle when it left the lane and crashed into the wall,” explained Mayor Luján.
The report ruled out that the accident was due to this Problems in the lanesuch as potholes or unevenness in the road surface, as well mechanical failures o.a external natural factors like rain or strong wind.
In this regard, the authorities confirmed the change in the rules for the transport of fuels, such as liquefied petroleum gas.
- New regulations for the transportation and distribution of liquefied natural gas in Mexico require all units to have “speed controllers,” monitored GPS and QR codes to verify documentation and permits in real time.
- More stringent inspections will be introduced, both external and internal visual inspections, along with regular hydrostatic pressure tests on vehicles, in addition to the requirement to accredit maintenance programs to ASEA.
- Operators must certify technical and practical training to a specific standard; The regulations provide compliance timelines of four to six months, with SENER, ASEA and SICT jointly overseeing physical-mechanical and documentary aspects.
The entry into force of the New safety regulations for the transport and distribution of liquefied gas It will have an impact in Mexico, for example 35,000 units the industry, as reported Armando Ocampo ZambranoManaging Director of the Security, Energy and Environment Agency (ASEA).
This regulation, which will be published in the Federal Official Gazette on October 3, introduces stricter controls such as the mandatory installation of Real-time GPS monitoringSpeed controllers and the requirement for regular technical testing with the aim of reducing risks and ensuring safety throughout the supply chain.
The Energy Minister Luz Elena González Escobarexplained that the emerging standard NOM-EM-006-ASEA-2025 A deadline of is set for the transport of liquefied gas four months for its fulfillment.
In the case of NOM-EM-007-ASEA-2025which regulates the distribution, units with a capacity greater than 5,000 liters and more than ten years The old ones will have to be adjusted in the same period, while the rest of the vehicles will have to do this six more months to demonstrate your compliance.
These provisions are added to the implementation of QR codes in the vehicles, allowing compliance with permits, obligations and approvals to be verified on site or remotely via the monitoring center Minister of Energy (SENER).
The President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardoemphasized that the new regulation aims to transform the inspection system and move from limited visual monitoring to a comprehensive system with technical testing and constant monitoring.
He explained: “Before there was no inspection; now there will be an inspection. That means the company believed what the authorities said; now not, now there will be an inspection. Before it was a visual inspection, nothing more; not now, now tests have to be done.”
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