Overview
- Emergency crews cleared a Waldo’s on Juan Soto in Veracruz’s historic center after four people showed carbon‑monoxide symptoms and were taken to a nearby hospital.
- Authorities point to a gasoline generator set up in an unventilated area, with exhaust reportedly circulating through the air‑conditioning ducts.
- Firefighters and Protección Civil ventilated and monitored the premises and later reported safe CO levels, while municipal officials said the store would stay closed temporarily for checks.
- Accounts differ on whether those affected were employees or customers, leaving that detail unconfirmed.
- Attention on the chain’s safety practices has intensified as Sonora investigators take statements from CFE personnel, 11 Waldo’s workers and company executives regarding the Hermosillo blaze that killed 24 people.