Overview
- In Coyoacán, officials confirmed an LP gas accumulation in a third‑floor apartment triggered the Jan. 9 explosion, with 11 people treated; two of the three hospitalized patients were discharged and one man remains delicate but stable with burns over about 80% of his body.
- The affected Mexico City building has been shored and boarded and deemed rehabilitable, not slated for demolition, with the Housing Secretariat leading repairs and works scheduled to start on Jan. 12.
- Authorities evacuated roughly 2,500 residents after shock‑wave damage to seven buildings and about 30 apartments; 24–25 families and a building caretaker are lodged in hotels with rental and moving assistance and a 24/7 aid post operating on site.
- In Madrid’s Carabanchel district, municipal technicians and firefighters started demolishing the top floor and clearing debris after a gas explosion collapsed the roof, killing an 80‑year‑old woman and injuring nine.
- Thirty‑two flats in the Madrid complex were emptied and residents offered hotel accommodation, and the National Police are conducting a forensic investigation as building‑control teams finalize structural assessments.