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The fire that swept through the medium-security prison in Comayagua, Honduras, on the night of Feb. 14, 2012, took the lives of 361 individuals. Devastating flames danced high above the prison walls.
News Honduras » Comayagua: Honduras' Horrific Prison Fire: Will Central America's Elites Assume Their Responsibility?
Relatives of inmates await outside the National Prison of Comayagua compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 357 prisioners were killed and scores injured when fire ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: Honduras prison fire kills 358
Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison. With 856 prisoners packed into barracks, the farm prison in the ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: Firefighters made to watch deadly Honduras fire
COMAYAGUA, Honduras - 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. With 856 ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: Locked cells hampered inmate escape from deadly Honduras prison fire
COMAYAGUA, Honduras -- Anatomy of a tragedy: The only police officer with keys to every cell had a panic attack and ran off after the fire broke out. Fire crews, some as close as a five-minute drive, ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: The Architect as Policymaker: The Case of Comayagua's Heritage Preservation in Honduras
According to a report from 2008, by the early 1990s, Honduran authorities confirmed the widespread deterioration of the nation's historic centers, with Comayagua being a priority. The identified ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: Prison fire exposes chaos in Honduras
COMAYAGUA, Honduras - Six guards, 800-plus prisoners in 10 cellblocks, one set of keys. The numbers added up to disaster when fire tore through a prison and 355 people died, many yet to even be ...
News Honduras » Comayagua: FAO promotes inclusion of local fish in LAC school feeding programmes
A TECHNICAL team visited school facilities and production centers in Comayagua and Santa Bárbara, Honduras, to advance the incorporation of local fish and ...