The death toll in a fiery wave of blasts at Mexico's largest fireworks market has risen to 35, authorities said Thursday as mourners held funerals for people killed in the tragedy.
The toll rose as two females, a woman and a minor, died in the hospital, the government said.
Of the 60 hurt in the explosions Tuesday in Tultepec outside Mexico City, some remain in critical condition. At the time of the blast the market was packed with customers buying pyrotechnics for traditional year-end festivities.
Christmas and New Year parties in many Latin American countries often wrap up with a fireworks free-for-all.
Funeral services were held Thursday for two women and a 12-year-old girl. Mariachi bands played ranchera music as people in the congregation wept openly. "It is a tragedy that will mark us forever as a town. Who knows if some day God will allow us to recover," said Yolanda Ruiz, a 48-year-old nurse.
