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Death Toll Reaches 24 in Hermosillo Waldo’s Fire as Streets Partially Reopen and Probe Continues

Prosecutors restored limited access around the cordoned site during an ongoing technical probe of a suspected transformer failure.

Overview

  • An 81-year-old informal bagger, Marcos Segundo Reyes, died after days in intensive care, raising the official death toll to 24.
  • State prosecutors reopened pedestrian flow and light-vehicle traffic around the store while keeping the scene secured and restricting heavy vehicles to preserve evidence.
  • Investigators are examining a likely transformer failure inside the store, coordinating technical analyses with Protección Civil and the Federal Electricity Commission.
  • Authorities have requested inspection records, maintenance logs, and operational documents from Protección Civil, the power utility, and Waldo’s to determine responsibilities.
  • Families and students marched again to demand accountability, submitting proposals for stricter safety laws and a citizen observatory; at least 15 people were injured, with one survivor transferred to Phoenix for burn care.