Xinhua
02 Nov 2025, 12:46 GMT+10
(251102) -- HERMOSILLO, Nov. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Mexican Red Cross paramedics transfer an injured person into an ambulance near a fire-damaged chain department store in Hermosillo, Sonora state, northern Mexico, on Nov. 1, 2025. At least 22 people were killed after an explosion triggered a fire at a department store in Hermosillo, capital of the northern Mexican state of Sonora, local media reported Saturday.
The explosion occurred in the afternoon at a chain department store in the city center, according to the reports. Witnesses said the fire quickly spread through the building and nearby vehicles, trapping several people inside. (El Sol de Hermosillo/Handout via Xinhua)
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