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23 Dead in Hermosillo Waldo’s Store Fire as Investigators Eye Transformer Fault

Authorities consider the case accidental, with the inquiry centered on a possible transformer failure.

Overview

  • Governor Alfonso Durazo confirmed 23 fatalities and 11 injured, with children among the victims.
  • The blaze broke out Saturday at a downtown Waldo’s in Hermosillo during Day of the Dead observances.
  • Preliminary forensic findings indicate most deaths were caused by inhalation of toxic gases, according to the state attorney general.
  • Officials have ruled out an intentional attack and are scrutinizing a transformer inside the store as the working hypothesis.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum sent federal support teams as Red Cross ambulances transferred patients and forensic identifications continued.