Tag: Honduras Prison Fire
By Jeralyn, Section Inmates and Prisons
Posted on Wed Feb 15, 2012 at 10:55:06 AM EST
Tags: Honduras Prison Fire (all tags)
Posted on Wed Feb 15, 2012 at 10:55:06 AM EST
Tags: Honduras Prison Fire (all tags)
Update: Conditions at the Honduran prison.
More than 350 inmates at the Comayagua Prison Farm, 45 miles north of the Honduras capital Tegucigalpa, have been trapped and killed in a fire. At least 300 inmates are still missing and presumed dead. Around 475 inmates were able to get out. It is the largest and worst prison fire in Latin American history.
Danilo Orellana, director of the Honduras prison system, told The Associated Press inmates said the fired was started by an inmate who lit his mattress on fire. He said another theory is there was an electrical short. He ruled out claims that a prison riot was to blame. [More...]
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