What happened in ABC?
According to preliminary findings (4), an overheated air cooler caused an electrical shortcut, starting the fire in a neighboring state warehouse used to store official documentation. Abel Murrieta, Sonora Attorney General, told media that two emergency exits were not fully operational and were obstructed during the fire. One door was locked from the outside and another one was false. He explained that a faulty, shared wall dividing the daycare center and the warehouse caused toxic smoke accumulation in a space between the two ceilings. Most of the children died from suffocation caused by polyurethane fumes. Daniel Karam, director of the National Institute of Social Security (IMSS), refused to talk about alleged overcrowding at the ABC daycare facility (5). But records showed that on June 5, only 25 workers supervised 122 children. Karam has repeatedly contradicted himself; over the weekend, he guaranteed that the center complied with IMSS regulations. Excelsior newspaper (6) came acro
