AN EXPLOSION HAS taken place at an oil facility in Mexico, leaving three workers injured.

The explosion took place at the Pemex facility in Coatzacoalcos.

The company said that the accident occurred on the PMV plant operating company Mexichem, which is run in association with Pemex.

It said that three of its workers have been injured in the explosion.

Al momento se reportan 3 trabajadores lesionados por el accidente en la planta Clorados 3 de la empresa PMV
— Petróleos Mexicanos (@Pemex) April 20, 2016

Petróleos Mexicanos / Twitter

Footage on Twitter, apparently of the blast site, shows black smoke pouring from the facility:

#AlMomento > Así la explosión en las instalaciones de PEMEX del complejo Pajaritos ubicado en #Coatzacoalcos. pic.twitter.com/zlo2eTjB1M
— TV Azteca Puebla (@aztecapuebla) April 20, 2016

Hechos Puebla / Twitter

Sky News reports that the evacuation of hundreds of people in the local area has taken place.

#Video que circula en redes de la explosión del Complejo Petroquímico "Pajaritos". #Coatzacoalcos @Pemex pic.twitter.com/SGkVU0PyD2
— Vialidad Xalapa VX😷💞🌎 (@VialidadXalapa) April 20, 2016

Vialidad Xalapa / Twitter

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