Overview
- Authorities confirm 23 dead and 15 injured, with 12 discharged and three still hospitalized, including a 20-year-old woman set to be airlifted to a specialized burn hospital in Arizona.
- The state prosecutor says public officials from all three levels of government and Waldo’s executives will be called before the Ministerio Público, with more than 50 interviews already conducted.
- Officials report the store lacked an approved internal civil protection program since 2021, and records have been requisitioned from Protección Civil, the CFE and the company regarding permits, maintenance and insurance.
- Expert examinations focus on a private transformer inside the store, rooftop solar panels and other electrical installations, with the site secured for technical peritajes.
- Local governments across Sonora have begun suspending or clausuring Waldo’s outlets, while families linked to the Guardería ABC case have called a November 5 march in Hermosillo to demand justice.