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 hearth and explosion at a comfort retailer in northwestern Mexico killed at the least 23 folks, together with youngsters, 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 folks remained hospitalized on Sunday morning, in response to Sonora’s prosecutor’s workplace. Sonora Attorney General Gustavo Salas Chávez stated preliminary investigations confirmed the deaths have been brought on by inhalation of poisonous gases.
Images circulating on social media present an enormous fireplace engulfing the Waldo’s retailer. One video confirmed a burned man collapsing onto the asphalt just a few meters (yards) from the shop entrance.
Prosecutors stated they imagine the hearth originated in a transformer however the actual 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 offer help and instructed Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez to ship a staff to help victims’ households and the injured.
The retailer Waldo’s additionally lamented the deaths on social media and stated it was collaborating with authorities.
