Comayagua prison

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The prison Comayagua is a prison in Comayagua , Honduras . On 14./15. In February 2012 there was a fire there. 358 prisoners were suffocated or burned to death. Many of them were detained there without conviction. 475 people survived.

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Individual evidence

  1. Prison fire: guards denied firefighters access. In: Spiegel Online . February 16, 2012, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  2. Lee Moran: Prisoners burned alive in cells because guards couldn't find the keys: Scorched bodies fused to ceiling reveals full horror of Honduras jail blaze. In: dailymail.co.uk. February 16, 2012, accessed January 22, 2017 .
  3. ^ Sarah Wagner: More than 350 dead after prison fire in Honduras: President Lobo promises relatives money and coffins. In: Focus Online . February 16, 2012, accessed January 22, 2017 .

Coordinates: 14 ° 26 ′ 47.5 "  N , 87 ° 38 ′ 33.9"  W.