Fire Kills 51 After Apparent Riot Attempt at Colombia Prison
A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.
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A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.
BOGOTA - At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on Tuesday (June 28), one of the worst incidents of recent prison violence in the country. "It is a tragic and disastrous event," General Tito Castellanos, director of the INPEC...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured more than 20 others, authorities said Tuesday.
The death toll from a fire early Tuesday at the prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua has risen to 51 after two injured people died at medical centers, officials said.. Death toll from Colombian prison fire climbs to 51 | Main | English edition | Agencia EFE
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least...