Did the Puerto Vallarta Costco burn down?

After images connected societal media showed the Puerto Vallarta subdivision of Costco successful flames, Mexico News Daily takes a look astatine what truly happened during the outburst of unrest pursuing the decease of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday, Feb. 22.

What happened to the Costco successful Puerto Vallarta?

And present they are burning down the Costco successful Puerto Vallarta. #Mexico pic.twitter.com/XrPuVy82WP

— Mr ashen (@TheOfficialMrA1) February 22, 2026

Early connected Sunday morning, X idiosyncratic “Mr ashen” posted a video of the Costco parking batch connected fire, showing heavy achromatic fume arsenic respective parked vehicles extracurricular the store were acceptable ablaze.

This video was aboriginal shared by Elon Musk, propelling it to tens of millions of viewers crossed the world. The video became 1 of the defining images of Sunday’s violence, drafting remark and ire from societal media users crossed the world.

However, beyond the headlines, video from aboriginal successful the time appears to amusement the store itself wholly unharmed by fire.

Footage from Sunday day shows the Costco unharmed, contempt being surrounded by burnt-out cars. (Gianni Marzolla/Facebook)

Neither Costco México nor the Puerto Vallarta authorities person released a connection connected the information of the store.

Where were Oxxo stores acceptable connected fire?

While the afloat grade of the arson attacks carried retired connected Sunday is yet to beryllium known, dozens of Oxxo stores were burned down successful the pursuing states:

• Tulum, Quintana Roo: Two Oxxo stores acceptable connected occurrence (one afloat burned, 1 attempted arson).
• Tijuana, Baja California: Two Oxxo stores burned (Altamira and Colonia Oaxaca/Rampa Degollado). Local authorities ordered the impermanent closure of each Oxxos successful the metropolis aft these attacks.​
• Los Reyes La Paz, Estado de México: One Oxxo subdivision burned and a 2nd suffered attempted arson after attackers threw Molotov cocktails astatine 2 stores connected Avenida Texcoco successful colonia Magdalena de los Reyes.

Police astatine a burnt-out Oxxo successful Temixtco, Morelos. Dozens of branches of the ever-present convenience store were torched connected Sunday. (Margarito Pérez Retano/Cuartoscuro)

• Puebla city, Puebla: Two Oxxo branches, including 1 astatine Bulevar Clavijero and Puente de Amozoc and different successful the 16 de Septiembre neighborhood.​
• Guanajuato state: Sixty reports of attacks connected Oxxo stores successful Guanajuato city, Irapuato, León and San Francisco del Rincón, alongside attacks connected Farmacias Guadalajara and branches of government-run Banco de Bienestar.
• Jalisco: Approximately 81 Oxxos burned passim the state.
• Querétaro: One Oxxo was burned successful Colonia Palmas.
• Morelos: Five Oxxo branches were acceptable connected occurrence crossed the state, 2 successful Temixco, 1 successful Jiutepec, Miacatlán and Yecapixtla.
• Chiapas: One Oxxo was burned successful the authorities capital, Tuxtla Gutiérrez.

Mexico News Daily