UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was saddened by an oil pipeline explosion in Mexico that has left at least 71 people dead, said his spokesman.
"The Secretary-General expresses his solidarity with the people and government of Mexico. The UN system in Mexico stands ready to offer assistance to the national authorities," Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua reported.
Guterres expressed his condolences to the families of those killed and wished the injured a speedy recovery, it said.
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Seventy one people were killed and 76 others injured in the pipeline explosion in Mexico's Hidalgo state on Friday evening.
The explosion and the ensuing blaze occurred at a pipeline spot in Tlahuelilpan town, when hundreds of people gathered around a leak to collect fuel.
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