A leak in a space heater caused a fire in the La Soldadera restaurant, located in the Cuauhtémoc Mayor’s Office in CdMx. As a result of the incident, 200 people were evacuated without any injuries being reported.
Mexico City, October 24 (However).- Moments of great tension were experienced in the Cuauhtémoc Mayor’s Office of Mexico City (CdMx)because tonight there was a fire in the Tobacco colonyinside the La Soldadera restaurantlocated in the vicinity of the Monument to the Revolution.
He sinister It occurred around 9:00 p.m., as a result of “a leak ignited in an LP gas combustion room heater,” according to information released by the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC) of the capital.
According to what was reported by the SGIRPC, the fire caused “two tables, a tarp, chairs and the filth accumulated in the extraction hood” to burn. As a precautionary measure, 50 people who were in the establishment were evacuated, as well as another 150 from a penthouse that is also part of the property.
As a result of the fire, elements of the Secretariat itself, as well as the CdMx Fire Department, were brought to the scene, who managed to control the lit leak and the fire that it caused in the restaurant after almost half an hour.
On the ground floor of a building where a restaurant is located, a leak ignited in an LP gas combustion room heater was recorded, and a subsequent fire occurred.
Two tables, a tarp, chairs and the filth accumulated in the extraction hood were burned.
As a measure… pic.twitter.com/CQSG5tEqHh
— Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and PC (@SGIRPC_CDMX) October 25, 2025
Through social networks, several people shared images they captured of the event, thanks to which the magnitude of the incident can be observed.
Some of the videos circulating on networks were shared by Grupo Siade AC, including one in which the exact moment in which the explosion occurs inside La Soldadera can be seen.
In other images released, the flames that spread through the property can be seen, as well as a crowd of people who stopped to witness the incident and the subsequent work carried out by the emergency forces to control the situation.
Exact moment of the fire of a restaurant in front of the Monument to the Revolution in CDMX.
It happened on the night of this October 24, 2025 in front of the restaurant with the company name “La Soldadera” located on Plaza de la República street where an apparent short circuit… pic.twitter.com/PiHOsnZdl1
— Gpo.Siade.Ac.oficial (@Gposiadeoficial) October 25, 2025
🟥🟦🔥 *They indicate a fire in the monument to the Revolution, which exploded a transformer and that caused the fire and spread to a La Soldadera Restaurant pic.twitter.com/UydIffLvZx
— Gpo.Siade.Ac.oficial (@Gposiadeoficial) October 25, 2025