Guelph Resident Killed in Mexico Hotel Blast

Elgin Barron, a Guelph resident and long-time employee of Cambridge, Com Dev's, is one of five Canadians killed in a blast at a Mexican hotel.

A nine-year-old boy and Groom from B.C. Also killed were, and Six Other Canadians were Injured, Including Two Who Are in Critical Condition. Two mexicans were killed also Life.

The blast occurred on Sunday, shortly after 9:30 am local time at the Grand Riviera Princess Hotel in Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan peninsula south of Cancun.

Sixty people from Waterloo Region were vacationing at the resort at the time Including Mark Bingeman, president of Bingemans. It was an appreciation trip for clients of 570 News Radio.

Peter Travers, Program Director of 570 News, describes what they saw, "There was Debris everywhere, I saw someone carry out a Victim ... I Saw Three or four people lying on the ground from getting triage from guests and staff."

The Powerful explosion, Which Blew out windows and Ceiling Tiles and Paving Stones cents flying 50 meters from the epicenter, is believed To Be an accident.

Mexican Officials are blaming the blast on a build-up of Natural Gas, According to CTV's Omar Sachedina.