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    Honduras: cigarette may be cause of prison fire

    Associated Press – Tue, Feb 21, 2012

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The Honduran government said Tuesday that a dropped cigarette may have set off the worst prison fire in a century as it announced that another death from the Feb. 14 blaze had brought the toll to 360.

    Chief prosecutor Luis Alberto Rubi told Channel 5 television that results of the initial investigation show the fire was accidental, despite earlier reports that a mattress was set ablaze by an angry inmate or by other prisoners in a fight.

    Others claimed the fire was set deliberately by guards who spread gasoline and shot at the prisoners as they tried to escape.

    Rubi told Channel 5 television the autopsy of 277 inmates showed no evidence of gunshot wounds. He also ruled out the theory that gasoline was poured to light the fire.

    Witnesses told investigators that a prisoner fell asleep while smoking, Rubi said.

    He said the accident theory is backed by experts of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The agency did not immediately respond to an AP request for comment.

    Honduran Dr. Manuel Boquin also announced that Juan Angel Arias, 66, died Tuesday in Hospital Escuela as a result of his burns.

    There were 852 inmates in the Comayagua farm prison north of Tegucigalpa when fire broke out late at night and tore through the overcrowded prison, burning and suffocating screaming men in their locked cells. Witnesses said the guard with the keys was either scared off refused to open the doors.

    A government report this month said the prison capacity was 500, and that more than half inmates were awaiting trial. Some had yet to be charged.

     

    4 comments

    • marine
      marine  •  Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania  •  3 mths ago
      Yep, that proves it, smoking is very bad for your health and everyone around you.
    • Barry
      Barry  •  Reno, Nevada  •  3 mths ago
      Cirgarettes kill!
    • Bill of Rights
      Bill of Rights  •  3 mths ago
      I can smell a lie a mile away, and somebody is lying. Who? don't know, but certainly, somebody is defenitively lying. The guard that dropped the keys, he should be lock-up and set him on fire. And eye for an eye an tooth for a tooth.
    • Spykster
      Spykster  •  West Jordan, Utah  •  3 mths ago
      Why don't we donate a few million cigarettes to every prison in mexico, central and south america, sit back, and watch the fireworks !!! It will go a long way to stopping future Illegal Immigration to our once great nation.
      • Bill of Rights
        Bill of Rights 3 mths ago
        Don't forget the USA too.
      • Milly
        Milly 3 mths ago
        Chile is not a third word country, ignorant man!
      • Spykster
        Spykster 3 mths ago
        Gina, get a grip. Chile is one of those banana republics somewhere down there.
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