Overview
- The first hearing is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. local time at the Juzgado Oral Penal de Hermosillo and will be conducted via Zoom.
- Virtual access is restricted to the parties involved, and authorities say decisions from the session will be communicated afterward.
- The November 1 fire at the Waldo’s store in Centro de Hermosillo left 24 people dead and 15 injured.
- The cause has not been legally determined, and investigators continue to review permits and internal civil protection documents.
- Authorities note a 2019 approval of the store’s internal protection program and a 2021 negative finding by state civil protection, which led to the closure of 68 Waldo’s locations in Sonora, with two recently reopened after inspections.