Honduras Prison Fire: More Than 300 Feared Dead (VIDEO)
Relatives await news on their loved ones after a fire in a Honduras prison. (Credit: Orlando Sierra / AFP - Getty Images)
According to news reports, those who escaped with injuries were taken to nearby hospitals. Others, meanwhile, were able to escape due to the commotion. Some prisoners were seen leaping from the roof of the prison to freedom.
The fire broke out at around 10:30 PM. Initial reports say it was started deliberately after an inmate set fire to his mattress inside his cell.
Like many of its South American neighbors, prisons in Honduras are overcrowded. Despite pledges to improve the prison system, almost nothing has been done to alleviate the situation of prisoners, many of whom convicted of drug-related cases. (VIDEO CREDIT: YouTube/Al Jazeera)
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