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STORY: HONDURAS PRISON FIREDATELINE: Feb. 15, 2012LENGTH: 0:00:23LOCATION: Tegucigalpa CATEGORY: OTHERS PIC A fire swept through a prison in Honduras has killed at least 350 inmates, according to officials.They warned that the death toll may rise.************ Reports quoted local fire department spokesman Josue Garcia as saying that the fire was believed to have started by shooting inside the jail late Tuesday and more than 100 charred bodies have been found in the cells.Many inmates were burnt or suffocated in their cells because the guard who had the keys couldn't be reached, he said.The prison, which has about 800 inmates, is located in the town of Comayagua in the center of the Latin American country, which is notorious for high crime rates and crowded prisons. It is feared many inmates escaped as the prison was destroyed in the flames.
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