[The death toll from fireworks explosions in central Mexico rises to 74] On September 7, the government of Mexico State in central Mexico issued an announcement on the 6th that a fireworks explosion in the town of Santa Maria Canchesda in the state on the evening of the 5th had killed 10 people and injured 64 others. The Mexican state government said the accident was caused by the explosion of fireworks stored in a local building. The Mexican state government has activated the incident command system to coordinate civil defense, emergency, health, fire, security and other departments as well as the armed forces to carry out rescue operations. The injured have been sent to different medical institutions for treatment. The Mexico State Institute of Fireworks and Firecrackers confirmed that there was a remaining "active" fireworks product at the scene and has arranged for professionals to handle it.