Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

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http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/15/world/americas/honduras-fire-deaths/index.html

From Elvin Sandoval, for CNN

Tegucigalpa, Honduras (CNN) -- 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, spokesman for the Comayagua, Honduras, fire department.

Some 35 prisoners were transported to a local hospital, he said, and some were then taken to a hospital in the capital.

Five of the prison's units -- more than half of the prison -- were affected by the fire, Turcios said. The prison holds 851 prisoners

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1. Very sad to hear. Reading the comments at CNN was equally disturbing

Some people have really lost their ability to be compassionate. That is if these individuals ever did have such a capacity. It's almost as if they can't comprehend the violence contained in their words for those that have lost everything including their lives.

A true race to the bottom.

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2. Honduras prison fire kills more than 350 inmates: officials

A senior official at the attorney general's office, Danelia Ferrera, said 357 people died in the blaze that began late on Tuesday night at the prison in Comayagua, about 75 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital Tegucigalpa.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/15/us-honduras-jail-fire-idUSTRE81E0OK20120215