Overview
- At a ceremony at the Altar a la Patria, officials delivered 1,012 Yaotl insignias recognizing rescue, medical and support work after the September gas-pipe explosion and other 2025 emergencies.
- Authorities said thousands more recognitions are planned, with reports citing totals between 3,759 and 3,796 across agencies including firefighters, police, civil protection, health workers and public works.
- Clara Brugada announced a posthumous Yaotl for Alicia Matías Teodoro, to be presented to her family when her granddaughter Jazlyn completes treatment at Shriners Hospital in Galveston, Texas.
- Officials honored the 32 people who died with a minute of silence, while one victim remains hospitalized 65 days after the blast and 51 others have been discharged with ongoing medical and psychological support.
- Brugada praised the coordinated response and said the city’s prosecutor’s office continues its case, with prior findings on driver fault and 27 reparatory agreements reported earlier this month.