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Tabasco Fair Reopens After Deadly Fire as State Aids 200 Vendors

Payments to vendors began on a case-by-case basis following the Nave 1 fire.

Overview

  • The state reopened Feria Tabasco 2026 and started paying affected exhibitors and merchants.
  • The fire in Nave 1 killed five exhibitors who had stayed overnight at the site.
  • The Finance Secretariat is issuing aid to about 200 sellers, with payouts set case by case based on reported losses.
  • Governor Javier May and state officials laid flowers at the entrance, held a minute of silence, and joined a memorial mass for the victims.
  • Authorities are investigating the cause after some merchants pointed to a possible short circuit from heavy wiring and lights.