Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world's deadliest prison fire in a century.
Updated at 4:45 a.m. ET: At least 272 people were killed and scores wounded when a fire broke out overnight at a prison in Honduras, forensic service officials said Wednesday. "This is a preliminary report, there could be a lot
At least 272 people were killed in a fire at a prison in central Honduras, a local fire department said Wednesday. The blaze was under control, but the exact number of fatalities remained unknown, said Jose Turcios,
272 killed in Honduras prison fire: "The fate of some 105 inmates remained unknown Wednesday as families clamored to learn whether their loved ones perished in a prison fire in central Honduras. At least 272 prisoners were confirmed dead by fire
An injured inmate is carried as he arrives at the hospital after a fire broke out at the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
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