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Repairing Mexico City’s Collapsed Metro Could Cost $40M: Grupo Carso

MEXICO CITY – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso said the cost of repairing a collapsed section of a Mexico City metro rail that caused a fatal accident earlier this year could amount to some 800 million pesos ($40 million). …

Investigation into Collapse of Mexico City Metro Rail Line Blames Structural Fault

MEXICO CITY – Preliminary findings of an independent investigation into the deadly collapse of a Mexico City metro rail line last month showed the accident was caused by a structural fault, a senior city official said on Wednesday. Jesus Esteva, …

Construction Firm Grupo Carso Faces Probe After Collapse of Mexico City Railway Line

MEXICO CITY – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s construction arm Grupo Carso faces scrutiny from accident investigators for the possible role it played in the building of a metro railway line that collapsed this month, killing 26 people. While no officials …

Rescues Halted in Deadly Mexico City Railway Overpass Collapse

MEXICO CITY – At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble. The authorities halted …