A gas tank exploded Monday at a Kool Beach restaurant in Playa del Carmen, killing two employees and injuring 18 people including three customers, authorities said.
Eight of those injured at Playa Mamita have been released from hospitals.
State police chief Lucio Hernández wrote in his social media accounts that the blast occurred “in a gas tank in the kitchen of the restaurant.”
Photos from the scene appeared to show windows blown out and an awning collapsed.