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.

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 ...

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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 ...

The 358 prisoners who died when a Honduran prison burned down had been locked inside an overcrowded facility, where most inmates had never been charged or convicted, according to a government report.

Comayagua, Honduras: A fire started by an inmate tore through an overcrowded prison in Honduras, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells as rescuers desperately searched for keys.

Honduras has begun the grim task of identifying the victims of Tuesday's prison fire, that is now known to have killed 355 people. Lorries took the bodies from the jail in Comayagua to the mortuary in ...