Overview
- Authorities confirmed 22 deaths, including four children, and 12 injured after the blast at a Waldo store in Hermosillo, Sonora.
- The explosion set the building on fire, and rescue teams transported victims with burn injuries to local hospitals.
- The Sonora prosecutor reported a developing hypothesis that a transformer inside the store triggered the explosion.
- Investigators have not determined a definitive cause, and a media-reported theory involving a parked vehicle remains unconfirmed.
- Officials said five of the injured remain hospitalized, with updates posted by the prosecutor’s office on X.