Overview
- State prosecutors report no indication of arson and are examining a privately owned transformer, a rooftop solar array and the site’s ventilation as part of forensic analyses.
- Forensic officials say most victims died from toxic-gas inhalation; 21 of the 23 deceased have been identified, with two identifications pending.
- Several injured survivors remain hospitalized, with two patients reported in critical condition, including a young woman and an 81-year-old man.
- Authorities are reviewing permits and internal civil-protection programs as inspectors assess safety compliance at all 68 Sonora locations following the ordered shutdown.
- Waldo’s says it is fully cooperating and assisting families, while community tributes continue with a hospital homage to a nurse and her children, church support sessions and the Yaquis baseball team wearing black ribbons.