Fire at La Soldadera restaurant was due to a gas heater failure: Civil Protection

MEXICO CITY (apro) .- On the night of Friday, October 24, a fire broke out at the La Soldadera restaurant, located on Avenida de la República, across from the Monument to the Revolution in the Cuauhtémoc borough.

According to the district's Civil Protection Directorate, the fire in the Tabacalera neighborhood could have been caused by a faulty gas heater.

On the ground floor of a restaurant building, a leak ignited in an LP gas-fired space heater, which subsequently ignited a fire. Two tables, a tarp, chairs, and the filth accumulated in the extraction hood were burned.

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— Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and PC (@SGIRPC_CDMX) October 25, 2025

Following the incident, security protocols were activated and nearly 500 people, including diners, employees, and passersby, were evacuated from both the affected restaurant and nearby buildings, including the Frontón México and a neighboring establishment.

"Almost 500 people were evacuated; there were no serious injuries. Only one person was taken to the hospital for food poisoning, but the crowd was evacuated in time," reported Mayor Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, who responded to the scene.

The La Soldadera fire is under control. pic.twitter.com/wk4DWDGaJv

— Alessandra Rojo de la Vega (@AlessandraRdlv) October 25, 2025

Civil Protection confirmed that no additional victims or major structural damage were reported, and that the situation was brought under control by the Heroic Fire Department of Mexico City and the Emergency Medical Rescue Squad (ERUM).

I had the permits

According to information from the mayor's office, the La Soldadera restaurant has the necessary permits to operate.

However, the local authority stated that additional checks will be carried out to determine whether all safety measures were being followed at the time of the incident.

"However, we will carry out the necessary checks," the mayor's office stated in a subsequent statement.