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• Deadly Prison Drama in Honduras

  thewall.com | 1:16 pm Feb 15, 2012

  • Over 200 inmates were killed and many injured in a prison fire catastrophe in Central Honduras
  • Preliminary investigation suggests 2 possible causes for the fire, arson by an inmate or an electrical fault
  • According to the UN Honduras is the country with the highest murder rate world-wide and struggles with overcrowded jails

• Honduras prison fire 'leaves at least 272 dead'

  bbc.co.uk | 12:58 pm Feb 15, 2012

  Firefighters were confronted by "hellish" scenes, a spokesman said A fire has swept through a jail in Honduras, killing at least 272 prisoners, officials say. "This is a preliminary report, " local forensic services head Lucy Marder told Reuters,…

• Nearly 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

  cnn.com | 12:58 pm Feb 15, 2012

  At least 272 people were killed in a fire at a prison in central Honduras, a local fire department said Wednesday. The blaze was under control, but the exact number of fatalities remained unknown, said Jose Turcios, spokesman for the Comayagua, Honduras,…

• More than 300 killed in Honduras prison fire

  ap.org | 5:29 pm Feb 15, 2012

  Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in the world's deadliest prison fire in at least a century, authorities said Wednesday. Dozens were trapped behind bars as prison authorities…

• Official: Prison fire in Honduras leaves 272 dead

  ap.org | 12:58 pm Feb 15, 2012

  Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 272 inmates, authorities said Wednesday. The fire broke out Tuesday night at a prison in Comayagua, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central…

• Prison Fire in Honduras Leaves High Death Toll - NYTimes.com

  nytimes.com | 2:32 pm Feb 15, 2012
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• Update: At least 357 dead in Honduras prison fire, justice ministry says - @FRANCE24

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  1:14 pm Feb 15, 2012
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• RAW VIDEO: Some 475 people escaped from the Honduran prison where a fire killed at least 300 inmates: http://t.co/n0l6cY8s -BW

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• The death toll of the Honduras prison fire soars past 300, hundreds more missing | http://t.co/ZSp2eOaU

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• NEARLY 300 KILLED IN PRISON FIRE http://t.co/SpcJzb1q reports Honduras fire department

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  2:29 pm Feb 15, 2012
• Horrific fire in Honduras jail, is shockingly sad. 272 dead with people dying in their locked cells unable to escape and weren't being freed

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• At least 300 inmates are dead and hundreds more are missing in Honduran prison fire. @AP has photos: http://t.co/EfjN8mco -BW

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• Honduras prison fire kills at least 272 inmates, official says: another describes "hellish" scenes: http://t.co/roJqFX2i -ldh

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  12:12 pm Feb 15, 2012
• Honduras security minister says more than 200 people dead after fire breaks at prison north of Tegucigalpa - TV

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• Honduran forensic official says inmate death count from fire that swept through a prison reaches at least 272 - @AP

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• BREAKING: Honduran forensic official: Inmate death count from prison fire reaches at least 272.

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• BREAKING: A fire official in Honduras says about 100 prisoners dead, 80 burned in prison fire.

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• Update: Fire at Honduras jail kills at least 100, many of them inmates says fire department spokesman - @Reuters

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• Dozens Killed in Fire at Prison in Honduras http://t.co/BkLvCTPx

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  11:04 am Feb 15, 2012
• Officials confirm fire at a prison in Honduras kills dozens of inmates and injures at least 40, cause being investigated - @AP

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• Authorities in Honduras say a fire at a prison has left dozens of inmates dead, 40 injured. http://t.co/O5EhXF5S -MM

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  10:31 am Feb 15, 2012
• BREAKING NEWS: Authorities in Honduras say a fire at a prison kills dozens of inmates, 40 injured.

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