Overview
- Authorities confirmed 23 fatalities, including minors, and about a dozen injured people remain hospitalized in Hermosillo.
- The state prosecutor reported that most victims died from inhalation of toxic gases inside the store.
- Investigators say there is no evidence of an intentional attack at this stage, though all lines of inquiry remain open.
- Witnesses described an electrical outage moments before the blast, a detail being evaluated by authorities.
- Forensic teams are working to identify the deceased as families report to the medical examiner’s office, and federal support was mobilized after the president directed the interior ministry to assist.