Overview
- FGJE says members of Waldo’s top governing body were cited to appear last week, with identities and dates withheld to protect due process and the secrecy of the case.
- An official clarification counters a national report that only lower‑level staff were questioned, asserting that directors, managers, employees and contracted service providers have given statements.
- Authorities state the blaze that killed 24 people and injured 15 began with the explosion of an irregularly installed transformer inside the store.
- The case file includes forensic work such as a chromatographic analysis of the transformer’s fluid performed in a State of Mexico laboratory.
- Investigators report use of forged documentation tied to the store’s operations, and public records show a 2022 civil‑protection plan for the location was not approved due to 14 legal omissions.