Overview
- Officials report at least 23 dead and 11 injured after an explosion and fire at a Waldo's discount store in central Hermosillo.
- The Sonora state attorney general says most fatalities resulted from inhaling toxic smoke, based on preliminary findings.
- Investigators are scrutinizing a transformer or other electrical failure inside the store and say there is no evidence of arson at this stage.
- Several minors are among the victims, and planned Día de Muertos celebrations in the city were canceled.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed condolences, while witnesses described lights going out just before a loud blast.