Overview
- Investigators report more than 50 interviews, on-site forensic work, and formal requests to Protección Civil and the CFE as they examine possible criminal, civil, and administrative liabilities.
- State officials say the Hermosillo store lacked an authorized internal civil protection program since 2021, and authorities have ordered reviews or closures of other Waldo’s locations.
- Electrical lines of inquiry remain central, with experts assessing the store’s installations as well as inspections of roughly 20 neighboring businesses in the affected downtown block.
- Authorities say three people remain hospitalized, including a 20-year-old woman approved for transfer to a specialized burn center in Arizona and a 16-year-old who underwent surgery.
- Waldo’s states it is cooperating with the investigation and is covering funeral expenses, arranging an air medical transfer, and providing direct assistance to affected families, while vigils and marches call for accountability.