Overview
- The blaze at a Waldo’s outlet in downtown Hermosillo left 23 dead and 11 injured receiving care at local hospitals, according to Governor Alfonso Durazo.
- Sonora’s Public Security Secretariat said the incident was not an arson attack or other intentional act of violence.
- Preliminary findings point to smoke from a malfunctioning transformer as a possible source of the fire, with the technical investigation continuing.
- A tally cited by local radio from the Mexican Red Cross reported twelve women, five men, four boys, and two girls among the dead.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum offered condolences and directed Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez to deploy a team to assist families and the injured.