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An Unfair Fate: Honduras Prison Fire Kills 357
22 Feb 2012 by Stephanie DiFazio / 1 Comment
Over 300 people were killed in a Honduras prison fire last week, a fire started by a burning mattress. Survivors have told horrific tales of climbing walls to break the sheet metal roofing and escape, only to see prisoners in other cell blocks being burned alive. Sadly, some people have come across this news only to say, “Well, that’s sad, but they were only prisoners,” as if their status as prisoners made the horror of the fire more bearable.
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