A fire broke out behind Cerro del Cuatro in Tlaquepaque, visible from Jesús Michel González Avenue, between 4:46 AM and 5:16 AM UTC on February 23, 2026, according to Trafico_ZMG on X. The blaze was reported amid ongoing CJNG retaliation following the death of leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho. This incident follows the armed attack on the Military Housing Unit in Jamay, Jalisco, which killed 2 officers and 14 enlisted personnel between 4:16 AM and 4:46 AM UTC, as reported by LagVp94318 and JLMNoticias on X. No official casualty figures or causes for the Tlaquepaque fire have been confirmed in this period. Separate unverified reports on X mentioned a journalist kidnapped by narcos while broadcasting live in Mexico, per therealbuni, though no location or timing within the reporting window was specified. Ongoing violence includes prior civilian kidnappings in Tesistán, Jalisco, and clashes in other regions during earlier windows.
