A fire in Juárez killed killed 39 migrants. Here's a look at aftermath and the toll it took

More than three dozen migrants have died in a fire in a dormitory at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, immigration officials said Tuesday.

Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Juárez, a major crossing point for migrants. Ambulances, firefighters and vans from the morgue swarmed the scene.

Mexico's National Immigration Institute reported at least 39 people died and 29 were injured and are in "delicate-serious" condition. There were 68 men from Central and South America held in the facility at the time of the fire, the agency said.

Fire in Juárez:Dozens dead, injured in border fire at migrant detention center

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at his morning news conference in Mexico City said the fire was started by migrants at the center during a protest after learning some of them would be deported.

The migrants stacked mats up against a door and set them on fire not knowing it "would cause this terrible disgrace," López Obrador said.

Graphic Content: Deadly fire breaks out in Ciudad Juárez

Family and friends react as their injured loved ones receive care

Injured migrants rushed to Juárez hospitals after fire

Here's how El Paso leaders responded.Fire at immigration center in Juarez kills 39 migrants.

Several migrants were carried to safety from Juárez fire

Medics gave aid to the migrants who survived the Juárez fire

This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: Scene from fire in Juárez at immigration detention center in Mexico