Honduras prison fire kills at least 357
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 357 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="riots">riots</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="overcrowded">overcrowded</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 357 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blaze">blaze</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Comayagua">Comayagua</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 75 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Tegucigalpa">Tegucigalpa</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inmates">inmates</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cells">cells</span>.</p><p><span word="Honduras">Honduras</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="plagued">plagued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="gangs">gangs</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="maras">maras</span>", <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distinctive">distinctive</span> <span word="tattoos">tattoos</span>.</p><p><span word="Soldiers">Soldiers</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anxious">anxious</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Comayagua">Comayagua</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="housed">housed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 800 <span word="inmates">inmates</span> - <span word="well">well</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>.</p><p><span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="firemen">firemen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gunshots">gunshots</span>. <span word="But">But</span></p><p><span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Orellana">Orellana</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="riot">riot</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hypotheses">hypotheses</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prisoner">prisoner</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mattress">mattress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="system">system</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Questions">Questions</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span>?</p>
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