Death toll in Mexican nightclub fire reaches 26

A security member stands guard near a nightclub after it was set on fire in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Aug. 28, 2019. The death toll has reached 26 after a bar was set on fire in eastern Mexico, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday. (Photo: Angel Hernandez/Xinhua)

The nightclub is cordoned off after it was set on fire in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, on Aug. 28, 2019. The death toll has reached 26 after a bar was set on fire in eastern Mexico, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday.

The nightclub is cordoned off after it was set on fire in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, on Aug. 28, 2019. The death toll has reached 26 after a bar was set on fire in eastern Mexico, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday.

A security member stands guard near a nightclub after it was set on fire in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Aug. 28, 2019. The death toll has reached 26 after a bar was set on fire in eastern Mexico, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday.