Official: Prison fire in Honduras leaves 272 dead


February 15, 2012 at 10:15a.m.

Official: Prison fire in Honduras leaves 272 dead

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 272 inmates, authorities said today. The fire broke out Tuesday night at a prison in Comayagua, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country’s capital, Tegucigalpa. The prison holds about 800 inmates.