Prison Fire in Honduras Kills Hundreds
A horrific fire at a prison in central Honduras has killed hundreds of inmates, many of whom were trapped in their cells as the building burned around them.
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Investigators continue to search for answers in the prison fire that killed 358 inmates, as reports suggest that more than half of the inmates at the Comayagua prison had never been convicted, or even charged, with a crime.
A horrific fire at a prison in central Honduras has killed hundreds of inmates, many of whom were trapped in their cells as the building burned around them.
All 158 Peace Corps volunteers who were living and working in Honduras have now left the country after the organisation decided it was too dangerours for them to remain.
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