Policeman stands close to a comfort retailer destroyed by a hearth in Hermosillo, Sonora state, Mexico, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
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MEXICO CITY — A fireplace and explosion at a comfort retailer in northwestern Mexico killed no less than 23 individuals, together with kids, and injured 12 others, state authorities stated.
The fireplace occurred Saturday in downtown Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora state, Sonora Gov. Alfonso Durazo stated in a video posted on social media.
Six individuals remained hospitalized on Sunday morning, in keeping with Sonora’s prosecutor’s workplace. Sonora Lawyer Common Gustavo Salas Chávez stated preliminary investigations confirmed the deaths had been brought on by inhalation of poisonous gases.
Photographs circulating on social media present a large hearth engulfing the Waldo’s retailer. One video confirmed a burned man collapsing onto the asphalt a couple of meters (yards) from the shop entrance.
Prosecutors stated they imagine the hearth originated in a transformer however the precise trigger is beneath investigation.
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum despatched her “deepest condolences” to the households and family members of the victims. She stated she was in contact with the state governor to supply help and instructed Inside Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez to ship a staff to help victims’ households and the injured.
The shop Waldo’s additionally lamented the deaths on social media and stated it was collaborating with authorities.
