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Four Molotov Devices Found at Hermosillo Primary School Prompt Class Suspension

Officials ordered a precautionary closure pending a safety determination with a forensic review underway.

Overview

  • School staff at the Vicente Guerrero primary in the Los Naranjos/El Ranchito area discovered four glass bottles with gasoline and wicks around 7:00 a.m.
  • Hermosillo firefighters secured the campus and requested the same-day suspension of classes as a preventive measure.
  • Protección Civil is expected to assess conditions at the site to decide when it is safe to resume activities.
  • Forensic personnel from the state Fiscalía remain on scene collecting evidence and opening an investigation.
  • Authorities are reviewing reports about a neighboring workshop that shares a wall with the school, including prior incidents and C5i complaints, a line of inquiry reported by local media and still under investigation.