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Fireworks Malfunction at Teotihuacán Patronal Festival Injures 28

State civil protection attributes the accident to the fall of four abanicos from a pyrotechnic tower.

Overview

  • Officials reported no fatalities and said emergency crews remain at the scene to support residents.
  • Responders from Teotihuacán, San Martín de las Pirámides and Otumba, along with the Red Cross, transported patients to regional hospitals, with the most serious taken to the General Hospital of Axapusco.
  • The blast occurred at the community soccer field during festivities honoring the Divina Infantita in San Sebastián Xolalpan.
  • Several victims suffered severe burns, including municipal police officer Cristina González Ibarra, according to local reports.
  • Authorities opened investigations into safety practices for pyrotechnic displays, while some outlets cited higher preliminary injury counts than the official 28.