Honduras prison fire News

Honduras: Cigarette May Be Cause of Prison Fire

The Hondurans government says a dropped cigarette may have set off the prison fire that killed at least 359 people in the city of Comayagua. Witnesses have told officials that a prisoner fell asleep while smoking, dropping it to his …

Death Toll in Honduran Prison Fire Rises to 359

A doctor in Honduras says another victim of the worst prison fire in a century has died, bringing the death toll to 359. Dr. Juan Carlos Funez says 30-year-old Wilson Garcia has died of kidney failure as a result of …