Overview
- Local media identified the site as Tecnotex at Calle 2 de Abril and José María Morelos in downtown Ixtapaluca.
- C5 Estado de México said firefighters and medical units were deployed and urged people to avoid the area.
- Videos circulated around 8 p.m. showing heavy smoke and flames consuming a large portion of the building.
- Unofficial accounts cited pyrotechnics or a falling sky lantern tied to nearby festivities as a possible cause.
- Excélsior reported the blaze was controlled after nearly two hours with no injuries reported.