At least 26 workers died in a blaze Tuesday at a Mexican gas facility near the Texas border , the state oil company Pemex said . Investigators were working to determine what caused the accident , which occurred near Reynosa , Mexico . Four of the dead were employees of the state oil company and 22 were contractors , Pemex said . The fire , which occurred after a blast at the facility , had been extinguished as of Tuesday afternoon , the company said in a Twitter post . `` The fire is extinguished , and the situation is under control , '' Pemex said . Some pipes and valves were damaged , Pemex said . At the facility , gas is processed from Mexico 's Burgos field . In recent years , explosions and fires have been reported after illegal tapping of the state oil company 's pipelines .
Mexico 's state oil company says 26 workers died . The blast occurred near Guadalajara , Mexico . A fire that occurred after the explosion has been blamed , Pemex says .