Overview
- A pyrotechnics sales stall detonated inside the municipal cemetery in Xilitla during Día de Muertos celebrations and caused panic among visitors.
- Initial reports say multiple people were hurt, with some accounts naming five injured including three minors, though official totals remain under review.
- Local Protección Civil, Bomberos and Seguridad Pública teams responded at the scene and transported victims to hospital for treatment.
- The Ayuntamiento de Xilitla announced that the injured are stable and ordered the nearby Festival de Globos de Cantoya suspended as a precaution.
- Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the blast and investigators are expected to release more information as their inquiry continues; fireworks sales and informal stalls at crowded events pose recurring safety risks in the region.