Overview
- Investigators said the store lacked required Protección Civil safety protocols since 2021, and reporters observed no emergency exits at the site.
- Public servants from municipal, state and federal levels have been called to appear, along with Waldo’s executives and managers, according to the state prosecutor.
- All Waldo’s locations in Sonora were ordered closed as a precaution while the investigation proceeds.
- The prosecutor requested permits, electrical maintenance records, internal organigrams and proof of insurance from the company and authorities, warning of potential criminal and administrative liability.
- Activists led by Patricia Duarte accused corruption in the permitting process and urged residents to join the Nov. 5 march in Hermosillo.