San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida is a city in the west-central part of the state of Puebla

Puebla

Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....

 in Mexico

Mexico

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, adjacent to the southwest corner of the state of Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala

Tlaxcala officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala is one of the 31 states which along with the Federal District comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipalities and its capital city is Tlaxcala....

. It is the municipal seat of the municipality

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 of San Martín Texmelucan. The city is the fifth largest in the state of Puebla, with a 2005 census population of 135500 inhabitants.

On December 19, 2010 an oil pipeline at a Petroleos Mexicanos(Pemex) pumping station in the city exploded, killing at least 27 people and injuring more than 50. 32 houses were destroyed and several times that many damaged. The explosion is believed to have been caused by attempts to puncture the pipe to steal oil.

External links

• Ayuntamiento de San Martín Texmelucan Official website of Municipality of San Martín Texmelucan