Three remain hospitalized after a tent collapsed at the Neza book fair.

Javier Salinas Cesáreo

Correspondent

La Jornada Newspaper, Monday, May 19, 2025, p. 5

Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico, Ten people were injured in the partial collapse of the Neza 2025 Book Fair tent last Saturday, seven of whom have already been discharged and three remain hospitalized, reported the mayor, Adolfo Cerqueda Rebollo.

The mayor and governor of the State of Mexico, Delfina Gómez Álvarez, toured the municipal esplanade yesterday to inspect the area where the accident occurred and visited the injured.

With no serious cases to report, only three people remain hospitalized so far; two will be discharged in the next few hours and one tomorrow , Cerqueda Rebollo said.

Neza's Unión de Fuerzas plaza remains cordoned off and access restricted.

Using high-tonnage cranes, workers from the company Macblu, responsible for the structure, and municipal civil protection and rescue personnel are dismantling the facility; it is expected to be completely removed tomorrow.

The mayor reported that due to the incident caused by wind gusts of more than 50 kilometers that occurred on Saturday, the book fair activities were permanently canceled and were scheduled to end yesterday.

For this tenth edition, the municipal government installed the structure, which covered almost the entire municipal esplanade. It had a reinforced roof, and each post was secured with water drums. However, the force of the wind still weakened the front of the tent.

Personnel from the State of Mexico Attorney General's Office conducted an expert report to determine the causes of the collapse and, if applicable, determine responsibility.