Overview
- The blast at Amatitán’s patronal festivities Thursday night, May 14, left three dead and four people hospitalized in Guadalajara in serious condition.
- Officials say fragments from a torito—a bull-shaped fireworks frame—likely set off fireworks stored in a stall, and a nearby LP gas tank was damaged but did not explode.
- The state prosecutor is examining permits and probing potential liability for the torito operator and for whoever stored or sold the pyrotechnics, with the Army providing records.
- Governor Pablo Lemus announced 30,000‑peso grants for each affected vendor, with a preliminary count of six, to be paid next week and verified with invoices.
- Authorities are following up with 14 affected families as DIF provides psychological support, and 17 more people are being treated for burns and ruptured eardrums.