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The Comayagua fire is the fourth prison fire in Honduras since 1994 to result in 70 or more casualties. [4] In addition, it was reported that firefighters were unable to aid the victims right away because they heard "gunshots inside the prison," and also because they did not have the keys to enter the cells. [16]
The Women's Center for Social Adaptation is a women's prison located in Támara, [2] Francisco Morazán Department. [3] At the time, the prison housed between 800 [2] and 900 [4] inmates, double its rated capacity. [2] The prison has been an ongoing scene of cross-gang conflict, particularly between the 18th Street gang and MS-13, deadly ...
Fear simmered among the small knot of relatives gathered Thursday for the wake of a mother and daughter who were among 46 female inmates slaughtered in this week’s prison riot in Honduras.
Relatives of inmates of the Women's Center for Social Adaptation (CEFAS) prison crie outside the detention center after a fire following a brawl between inmates in Tamara, some 25 kilometers from ...
February 14 – Comayagua prison fire. A prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, killed over 361 inmates. [241] February 19 – A massive fire swept through a market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, destroying between 500 and 1800 stalls, injured 11. [242] June 26 – A fire in a market in Moscow, Russia, killed 17 migrant workers. [243]
Gang members in a women’s prison in Honduras slaughtered 46 other women inmates by spraying them with gunfire, hacking them with machetes and then locking survivors in their cells and dousing ...
Prisons in Honduras house an estimated 12,000 prisoners in Honduras, with a general population of 8 million. [1] There have been a number of massacres, including 69 people killed in a rural prison outside La Ceiba called La Granja (The Farm) in April 2003. [ 2 ]
As toll reaches 46, officials say victims were locked up and sprayed with bullets before being set on fire Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...