Jose Cuervo tequila plant explosion, fire in Mexico kill at least 5 workers

An explosion and fire at a factory that makes Jose Cuervo tequila in Mexico killed at least five people Tuesday, local authorities said.

"So far the deaths of five people are confirmed, workers of the company," the civil protection unit in the western state of Jalisco said in a statement.

Two others were injured, one seriously, the statement added.