By Lizbeth Diaz and Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A gas truck explosion decimated large parts of a maternity hospital on the western edge of Mexico City on Thursday, killing one woman and a child and leaving dozens injured, Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said.
The head of national emergency services earlier said that seven people had died, but the death toll was revised down by Mancera, who said there had been confusion around the number.
He added that one of the people who was believed to have died was actually in very serious condition.
Mancera said the explosion destroyed around 70 percent of the maternity hospital and left 66 people injured, 22 of them seriously. Three people have been detained for their roles in the gas truck explosion, and two of them have been hospitalized, he said.
Several babies were found alive under the rubble. Scores of rescue workers continued digging through the concrete and twisted metal for survivors.
People seeking information on family members gathered around police lines that were set up to keep bystanders away from the chaotic scene.
"I am so worried about my sister. She's supposed to have given birth. We brought her in yesterday," said Monserrat Garduno, a 32-year-old nurse. "They won't let us pass. I want to know how she is."
Ambulances waited at the scene to treat survivors. Around 100 people were in the hospital at the time of the explosion, according to a city official.