PICTURES Of Mexico Fuel Pipeline Fire Horror, Death Toll Reaches 85

The number rose from 79 earlier on Sunday after six more deaths were recorded, said Minister of Public Health Jorge Alcocer. The number of those hospitalised dropped from 66 to 58, Alcocer added. In the picture, Staff of Pemex, Petroleos Mexicanos, works the area of a oil pipeline explosion . A massive fireball that engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico killed several people and badly burned others. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)

Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad highlighted the great "dimension" of the tragedy and extended help to victims' kins, assuring that they will receive financial aid for funerals and that the investigation would continue. Fayad said that it could take "hours, days, weeks or months for the identification" of remains. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)

The death toll from the explosion of a gasoline pipeline in Mexicos Hidalgo state, has increased to 85, officials said. In this image provided by the Secretary of National Defense, soldiers guard the area by an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (Secretary of National Defense via AP)

Friday's massive blast occurred after a state-owned Pemex pipeline was ruptured by suspected thieves in Tlahuelilpan and as scores of people gathered to collect fuel, reports Efe news. (Secretary of National Defense via AP)

Men who were severely burned by a deadly pipeline explosion receive help in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. A massive fireball engulfed people, killing some and burning dozens more, as they were scooping up fuel spilling from the pipeline, which had been ruptured by thieves. (AP Photo/Puntoporpunto via AP)

Forensic experts work the area an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico. A massive fireball that engulfed people scooping up fuel spilling from a pipeline ruptured by thieves in central Mexico killed dozens of people and badly burned many more. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)

Since being sworn in as President in December, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has cracked down on fuel theft from illegal taps of Pemex pipelines, which generate millions in losses for the company. This has led to the temporary closure of key pipelines. The ground is scorched where an oil pipeline exploded in Tlahuelilpan, Mexico, Saturday. (AP Photo/Alexis Triboulard)