Honduras Prison Fire Kills At Least 272

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At least 272 people were killed after a fire tore through a prison in central Honduras, the AFP reports

“The situation is serious,” prisons director Danilo Orellana said Wednesday. “Most have suffocated”

Orellana said the fire did not appear to have been caused by a riot.

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