The fireworks accident took place at about 14:30 local time,[1] in an alley next to the main market.
[2] El País reported that the fire began when a gas cylinder used by a street food vendor exploded.
[4] The fireworks immediately sparked a fire that spread to several nearby buildings containing shops and apartments, as well as almost 300 stalls in the marketplace.
[4] By the 13th, the death toll had reached at least 60, with the fire department saying that 62 people had died and the police putting the number at 64.
[1] In response to the disaster, Mexico city mayor Manuel Camacho Solis ordered the sale and use of fireworks in the city to be made illegal; previously, vendors selling fireworks were required to have a permit, while their use was unregulated.