2025 Hermosillo convenience store fire
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 Location of Hermosillo municipality in Mexico | |
 Location of Waldo's | |
| Date | November 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 24 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 15 |
On November 1, 2025, a Waldo's convenience store in Hermosillo, Mexico, caught on fire, killing 24[1] and injuring 12.[2] The fire took place during the Día de los Muertos festival.
An investigation proved that the deaths were caused by inhalation of toxic gases.[3] Sonora Attorney General Gustavo Salas said there was no evidence the fire resulted from an attack.[4][5]
Investigators identified an electrical transformer as the most likely cause of the fire. Before the fire, there were two blackouts which caused a lot of stress on the transformer. This causes an explosion which started the fire.[6] Most of the deaths were caused due to inhalation of toxic gasses. Passerby videos also show a man burning to death outside of the store. Other injuries include a man with third-degree burns on 90 percent of his body, a woman who had to be taken to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, and a girl who was walking outside the store when the store exploded.[7]