Woman recounts the miracles she experienced after surviving a gas explosion in Mexico

Thalía, a woman who survived a devastating gas explosion in her apartment in Matamoros, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, shared her moving testimony of faith and hope, thanking God for a second chance and Pope Francis for praying for her.

One year after the tragedy, Thalia He spoke with ACI Prensa about how these events impacted his life. He reported that on the morning of June 29, 2023, after dropping his children off at school, she arrived at his apartment. As she closed the door, she saw a spark that unleashed a thread of blue fire.

He said that the first moment he felt God’s protection occurred during the accident. As he went down the stairs, he heard a “little voice” that told him: “run, run for your life.” He pointed out that thanks to that impulse, she managed to leave the place just in time, providentially coinciding with the fact that the gate, usually closed, was open.

A neighbor, who was nearby with a bucket of water, quickly put out the flames that were consuming her. “She was the one who saved my life, she turned me off,” she remembers with gratitude.

On the other hand, she said that the second moment in which she experienced divine help was in the emergency room of the Matamoros hospital, when an unknown man approached her husband. “Seeing him disconsolate, she told him: ‘Let’s pray.’” After learning of the situation, the man, a retired military man, offered his help in transferring her to a hospital specialized in burns located in the state of Texas (United States), on the other side of the border. According to her testimony, this act was crucial, since it allowed her to receive the necessary treatment.

Already in the hospital, Thalía mentioned that “there were many days of anguish, with a very critical condition,” remembering that the doctors “said many very negative things to my entire family. Every time she entered the operating room, there was a greater chance that something bad would happen, that something good would happen.”

After spending two months in the intensive care unit, he experienced his third approach with God. During those days, while he battled for her life, he prayed for her and her children. She remembers imploring God: “No matter how I look physically, I want to be with them (her family). “I prefer to cry myself than for my children to cry for me.” She claims that after that plea “that’s when God heard and I woke up.”

Despite the adversities, Thalía managed to regain her sight and the ability to walk.

Thank you for prayer from Pope Francis

The woman reported that, in the midst of difficult days, she received a special surprise: she learned that prayer groups had been formed to pray for her cause and she also received a rosary blessed by Pope Francis.

Through Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew, a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, he was given “a beautiful rosary blessed by the Holy Father at the hospital in the United States, and I knew that he was praying for me,” he shared. Thalia.

In a letter addressed to the Holy Father, the woman expressed her deep gratitude to God and “my infinite gratitude for this miracle of life.” She also thanked Pope Francis for knowing her situation and “interceding for me.”

Likewise, Thalía extended her gratitude to the prayer groups that were formed in both Texas and Tamaulipas, which, she indicates, supported her with their prayers during her recovery.

“Miracles truly exist”

“My faith grew a lot, because I was able to experience the miracle that God gave me a second chance at life,” he expressed and invited those who face difficult situations not to lose faith: “God exists and, if you ask Him, He will help you.” listen”.

Thalía also highlighted the importance of maintaining hope and strength, stating that “we are not alone, we are always in the company of God and He loves us very much. When we don’t feel alone, it’s because He is hugging us very tightly.”

“I tell people who are going through a similar situation: miracles truly exist,” he said.

Cause of explosion still unsolved

The case of the explosion in Thalía’s house had national scope. One year after it happened, on June 20, 2024, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, addressed the issue in his press conference morning, encouraging “the complaint to be known.”

The signs point to a possible gas leak in the Engie company network. The corporation has defended himselfensuring that “since the day of the accident and as confirmed in the expert reports carried out by the competent authorities, there was no leak or presence of natural gas either in the property or in the surrounding area.”

Days before López Obrador’s words, on June 13, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources of the Government of Mexico reported that “carries out the corresponding procedures in order to determine the possible acts or omissions that could have given rise to the reported incident.”