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Pyrotechnics Blast at Guerrero Patronal Festival Kills Three and Injures About 30

Federal and state peritajes seek to show how a spark from a traditional 'torito' reached stored pyrotechnics near the church, assigning legal responsibility.

Autoridades atienden la explosión de pirotecnia ocurrida durante una fiesta patronal en Cocula, Guerrero, donde murieron tres mujeres.
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Overview

  • A strong detonation struck Real del Limón during Santiago Apóstol celebrations on the night of Saturday, July 25, causing panic and structural damage to the Parroquia de la Virgen de Guadalupe.
  • Authorities have confirmed three women dead — Guillermina Ontiveros Salgado (55), Carmela Ontiveros Salgado (65) and Nereida Cervantes Romero (30), who was eight months pregnant — and about 30 injured, with counts still provisional.
  • Officials say the working hypothesis is that a spark from a hand-held 'torito' reached a nearby cache of pyrotechnics and triggered the blast, but forensic peritajes by state and federal teams are ongoing to verify cause and storage legality.
  • Local responders treated victims on scene and moved serious cases to hospitals in Iguala and Chilpancingo, with multiple patients later transferred to specialized burn and trauma centers in Mexico City and the State of Mexico.
  • The governor mobilized Protección Civil and emergency teams to secure the site and support families, and investigators from SEDENA and the FGR are reviewing permits, quantities and responsibility for the stored explosives.