Héctor Iván Mejía of the National Police of Honduras read the names of surviving persons in the prison fire at the Comayagua penitentiary: Elmer Matute Sánchez Juan Ramón Ramos Arturo Rodríguez Salinas Mauricio Chicas Francisco Mejía Luis Antonio Rivera Allan Antony Ramos Concepción Hernández Angel Roberto Banegas Rudy Marcial Chicas Kevin Cabrera Mejía Victor Alfonso […]
Alex Turcio, who has survived the fire reported, “Everyone ran for their lives.” Sleeping inmates awoke to screams, and scrambled to find any way out of the prison that they could, Turcio said. He believes five of the prison units were engulfed in flames. Tuesday night’s fire at the minimum security prison in Comayagua, brought […]
Current death toll count: 350 A fire has swept through the Comayagua prison, killing those inside, many burned to death in their cells. The prosecutors’ office announced the death count at a radio news conference. The head of the national prison system, Danilo Orellana, said the fire broke out Tuesday night at the prison in […]
Several inmates were killed on Friday according to officials at San Pedro Sula’s Central Penitentiary. The announcement was made on Sunday. Nine inmates were killed, and three others were injured as the result of a dispute between two groups of inmates at the prison, according to authorities. One group of men were attempting an escape. […]