Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates

Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates

A fire has swept through a crowded prison in the Honduran town of Comayagua, killing at least 350 prisoners. According to Honduras's La Prensa newspaper, the fire broke out at about 10.50pm on Tuesday night at the prison about 50 miles north of the

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

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

Updated at 7:40 p.m. ET: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- A Honduran supreme court judge says officials have confirmed 358 dead in a fire that tore through a prison late Tuesday, making it the worst of its kind in at least a century

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A forensic technician who got intoxicated by the fumes (C) is helped by firefighters to leave the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, Feb. 15, 2012, where at least 272 prisoners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore

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