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Fireworks Explosion at Temascalcingo Festival Kills 10, Injures Dozens

Video and witness accounts point to a burning straw effigy igniting stored pyrotechnics, triggering a formal probe.

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Areal view of the area destroyed by a fireworks explosion by the Santa María Canchesdá church in Temascalcingo, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramses Mercado)
Residents look at the area destroyed by a fireworks explosion by Santa María Canchesdá church in Temascalcingo, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramses Mercado)
Mexico State police inspect the area destroyed by a fireworks explosion by the Santa María Canchesdá church in Temascalcingo, Mexico, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramses Mercado)

Overview

  • Officials confirmed at least 10 people were killed and 64 injured after a pyrotechnic blast next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church.
  • Local video and eyewitnesses show a straw 'bull' fitted with fireworks being carried and ignited before a larger store of pyrotechnics detonated.
  • The blast collapsed walls, started fires in the town square, and left some people trapped under debris as emergency crews carried out search and extraction operations.
  • State authorities deployed civil protection, IMEPI specialists, the National Guard, the army and medical teams, and IMEPI verified active pyrotechnic material that must be safely removed.
  • The Mexico State Attorney General’s Office has opened a criminal investigation and officials are examining whether storage practices or safety failures contributed to the explosion, a pattern seen in past deadly fireworks accidents in Mexico.