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Mexico City Honors Concordia Responders, Plans Posthumous Medal for Grandmother Who Saved Granddaughter

The honor will be presented when her granddaughter returns from treatment in Texas.

Overview

  • At the Altar a la Patria, Mayor Clara Brugada awarded 1,012 Yaotl insignias to personnel who aided after the Puente de la Concordia explosion and other emergencies.
  • The government said a total of 3,796 Yaotl recognitions will be conferred across agencies including firefighters, civil protection, police, health, public works, and water services.
  • Brugada announced a posthumous medallion for Alicia Matías Teodoro, whose granddaughter Jazlyn remains in recovery at Shriners Hospital in Galveston after her medical evacuation.
  • The city’s prosecutor previously determined the crash stemmed from driver inexperience and excessive speed, and reported 27 reparation agreements reached with victims’ families.
  • Officials said one victim, 22-year-old Yaneth Guadalupe Guerrero López, is still hospitalized at the National Institute of Rehabilitation while others continue outpatient support.