Overview
- Officials said preliminary counts show 22 people dead, including minors, and 12 others injured who were transported to local hospitals.
- Firefighters and rescue teams contained the blaze and carried out evacuations as the area on Dr. Noriega and Matamoros remained secured for forensic work.
- The Mexican Red Cross reported an emergency deployment of 22 personnel, eight ambulances, and a rescue unit, completing six hospital transfers.
- Authorities opened forensic investigations to determine the cause, which remains unconfirmed after reports of a power interruption and early hypotheses involving a vehicle or internal generator.
- Municipal and state institutions suspended Day of the Dead events, including activities in Plaza Zaragoza and a La Sauceda concert, as Governor Alfonso Durazo issued condolences and pledged support for victims.