Overview
- Authorities confirmed the identification of all 23 people who died in the November 1 Hermosillo store explosion and fire, with the final two confirmed through DNA testing.
- Three patients remain hospitalized: an 81‑year‑old man and a 20‑year‑old woman in serious condition, with the woman approved for air transfer to a burn center in Arizona, and a teenage girl recovering after surgery.
- The Sonora prosecutor’s office has conducted more than 50 interviews and is summoning municipal, state and federal officials as well as Waldo’s managers, warning of possible civil, administrative and criminal liabilities.
- Investigators are reviewing the lack of a valid internal civil‑protection program since 2021 and examining electrical installations, including a private transformer, while electrical experts inspect roughly 20 neighboring businesses.
- Waldo’s says it is cooperating with authorities, paying funeral costs and medical air transport, as officials order temporary reviews or closures of dozens of branches and citizens rally to demand accountability.