The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 20, 2010 27 Die in Oil Pipeline Explosion in Mexico ------------------------------------------ In other news from Mexico, at least 27 people died Saturday in an oil pipeline explosion in Puebla state. The blast also injured 52 people and damaged 115 houses. Mexican authorities blamed the blast on criminals who were trying to steal oil from the pipeline. .