Overview
- The governor reported 23 fatalities and at least 11 injured after an afternoon explosion and fire at a Waldo's in downtown Hermosillo.
- State investigators are focusing on a possible transformer or electrical failure inside the store, with forensic work continuing once the site is fully secured.
- The State Secretariat of Public Security ruled out an intentional attack as earlier reports also examined a nearby vehicle explosion as a secondary line of inquiry.
- Firefighters, Cruz Roja, police and Protección Civil controlled the blaze, conducted rescues and transferred the injured to local hospitals.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum directed federal assistance for families and patients, while local authorities canceled Day of the Dead events in the historic center out of respect.