Country Mexico Area 80.34 km² Local time Wednesday 10:00 PM | State State of Mexico Population 3,989 (2010) | |
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Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6) Weather 12°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Hueypoxtla or Villa de San Bartolomé Hueypoxtla is a town and municipal seat from Hueypoxtla Municipality in Mexico State, in Mexico. In 2010, this village had a total population of 3,989.
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Map of Hueypoxtla, State of Mexico, Mexico
History
On December 4, 2013, cobalt-60 from a truck theft two days before 2 km away was recovered there, as well as the heavy truck itself; the decommissioned cobalt therapy machine had been en route to proper disposal. Federal police and military units established an armed cordon approximately 50 meters around the radiation source in the empty lot where it had been abandoned. Six people showing signs of possible radiation exposure from the orphan source were later detained. It is not known whether the thieves wanted the truck (which included a crane), the cobalt-60, or both.