Overview
- A powerful explosion tore through a polvorín (fireworks workshop) in La Saucera, Tultepec, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, producing a large column of smoke seen for kilometers.
- Dozens of bystanders recorded and shared videos of the blast, which circulated rapidly online and alerted emergency services and motorists in the area.
- State Civil Protection, the Heroic Fire Brigade and police rushed to the scene and are conducting cooling, debris removal and searches while maintaining a restricted perimeter.
- Local witnesses and preliminary, unofficial reports say at least one person died and nine were injured and taken to hospitals, but authorities have not confirmed a final casualty count.
- The explosion comes at the start of the town’s peak fireworks production for national celebrations and echoes past accidents in Tultepec that highlight ongoing safety and regulatory challenges for workers and residents.