Overview
- A man gravely injured in the Saturday explosion died Tuesday night at a hospital in Charo, raising the death toll to six, according to La Voz de Michoacán.
- State victim-assistance officials had previously reported five deaths, one patient diagnosed with brain death with a reserved prognosis, and at least 16 injured, most not in life-threatening condition.
- The Comisión Estatal de Atención a Víctimas has deployed four legal advocates, two psychologists and two social workers to assist affected families.
- Authorities lifted security cordons Monday to allow a formal census of physical and patrimonial losses, with four local businesses reported as total losses.
- La Voz de Michoacán reports the blast involved a black Dakota pickup that arrived loaded with bananas near a Community Police base before exploding, and investigations are underway by federal and state prosecutors.