Overview
- At least 50 palapas were destroyed along Mahahual’s Costa Maya tourist strip with no injuries reported.
- Prosecutors opened a case and said a detainee, identified as Miguel Ángel N, faces probable responsibility for intentional damage.
- The blaze swept through wooden and palm structures used by vendors near the Krazy Lobster area, with preliminary losses above two million pesos.
- A widely shared video shows a man allegedly igniting a palapa shortly before flames raced along the shoreline, with overnight winds fueling the spread.
- Separately, Colima’s civil protection agency reported 53 fires between Dec. 24 and early Dec. 25 across multiple municipalities.