Mexico: At least 14 dead, 22 injured in firework warehouse explosion in Chilchotla

Mexico city: At least 14 people died and as many as 22 others receive injuries after an explosion ripped through a fireworks warehouse at Chilchotla.

The blast occurred Monday night in a rural area of central Puebla state, Diodoro Carrasco, a senior official in the state government, told radio station Cinco Radio.

As many as five children are believed to be among those who have been killed in the explosion.

Details awaited.