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.