Mexico: Fire at shop in Hermosillo kills 23, officials say

Local officials rule out an attack or act of deliberate violence against civilians as causes of the blaze.

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The blaze broke out on Saturday in the centre of the north-western city of Hermosillo at a branch of Waldo's - Mexico's largest discount chain.

Multiple local authorities described the incident as an explosion, though regional Governor Alfonso Durazo said the exact cause had yet to be determined. The Sonora state public security secretariat said it had ruled out the possibility it was an attack or act of deliberate violence against civilians.

Children are among the victims, officials said, with a 15-year-old girl among those taken to hospital.

Images from the scene show thick, black smoke billowing from the building, with the flames appearing to have spread to cars parked in front of the shop.