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Pemex

Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) is a state-owned, nationalized petroleum company in Mexico. It is the sole operator of all commercerial petrol stations in Mexico.

On November 19, 1984 a series of explosions at the Pemex petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City ignited a major fire and killed about 500 people.