Hueypoxtla
Hueypoxtla | |
|---|---|
town | |
 Centre of Hueypoxtla | |
 Seal | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State | State of Mexico |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.34 km2 (31.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,989 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town and municipal seat from Hueypoxtla Municipality in Mexico State, in Mexico. In 2010, this village had a total population of 3,989.[1]
History
On December 4, 2013, cobalt-60 from a truck theft two days before 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away was recovered there, as well as the heavy truck itself; the decommissioned cobalt therapy machine had been en route to proper disposal.[2] Federal police and military units established an armed cordon approximately 50 metres (160 ft) around the radiation source in the empty lot where it had been abandoned.[3] Six people showing signs of possible radiation exposure from the orphan source were later detained.[4] It is not known whether the thieves wanted the truck (which included a crane), the cobalt-60, or both.[5]
References
- ^ "División municipal. Hueypoxtla, Estado de México" [Municipal division. State of Mexico] (in Spanish). SEDESOL. 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Mexico radioactive material found". BBC News. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "Mexico plans how to safely box up recovered cobalt". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ "6 detained in Mexico theft of radioactive material". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ Archibold, Randal C.; Villegas, Paulina (6 December 2013). "6 Arrested in Theft of Truck With Radioactive Waste". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
19°54′N 99°05′W / 19.900°N 99.083°W
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