On Thursday, a massive fire and explosion ripped through Culiacán, Mexico, destroying an indoor children’s park and a casino.
A 39-year-old man was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment for burns on his hands and back, according to authorities.
Paramedics treated two other people on the scene for shock.
A motorist captured video of flames covering the top of the building and plumes of smoke billowing from the structure when a large fireball erupted.
As the flames spread, large pieces of the building fell to the ground.
A second video shows smoke thickening over the building, which is located at the Cinépolis Plaza shopping center, after a large section of the structure with its signage collapsed.
According to Civil Defense Director Roy Navarrete, the fire broke out at Air Jump Trampolines Park, a children’s play area, while workers were working on repairs.
They tried to put out the fire themselves before it grew out of control and spread throughout the Casino Royal Yak.
In a separate interview with Milenio Television, Navarrete denied there was any foul play.
As a precaution, a nearby school evacuated all students from the facility. There were no injuries reported.
The inferno comes as Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, and other cities have been besieged by an internal war between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the two sons of the criminal organization’s co-founder, Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, and the son of his former righthand man and also co-founder, Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada.
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