A fire that broke out on Tuesday night at an overcrowded prison in Honduras killed over 357 inmates. Police clashed with grieving relatives who tried to break down the barriers.
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A fire tore through an overcrowded Honduras prison, killing over 350 inmates.
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Army and police personnel stand guard at the National Prison of Comayagua where at least 200 prisioners were killed and scores injured when fire tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Relatives of inmates await outside the National Prison of Comayagua compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 357 prisioners were killed and scores injured when fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Relatives of inmates await for news outside the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 357 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Forensic personnel stand by to enter the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 357 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Fire engines stand by to enter the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 272 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Army soldiers mantain a security perimeter around the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 272 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Relatives of inmates awaiting outside the perimeter fence throw stones at soldiers and policemen on guard at the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 272 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Relatives of inmates awaiting outside the perimeter fence try to break the gate of the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where at least 272 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Forensic personnel remove the corpse of one of the inmates of by the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where almost 300 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras, the Central American country's prisons director said. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO SIERRA MAXIMUM QUALITY AVAILABLE (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Honduran Red Cross personnel transport an injured inmate out of the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where almost 300 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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A forensic technician who got intoxicated by the fumes (C) is helped by firefighters to leave the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where almost 300 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Forensic personnel remove the charred remains of inmates at the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012, where almost 300 prisioners were killed and scores injured when a fire overnight tore through the prison in central Honduras. The prison held around 850 prisoners. AFP PHOTO/ORLANDO SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jaime William Enriques, 54, one of the inmates injured in the fire at the prison in Comayagua, who sustained burns in 20 percent of his body, is taken out of the operating theatre in Tegucigalpa, on February 15, 2012. A fire at a Honduras prison killed at least 272 inmates and the toll could rise significantly, officials said Wednesday, in the world's deadliest blaze at a penal facility in the past decade. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Honduran policemen and NGO's members check damages at the National Prison compound in Comayagua, on February 15, 2012, following a fire overnight which tore through the prison in central Honduras. A fire swept through the Honduran prison killing at least 272 inmates, officials said, warning the toll could rise with many inmates left trapped in their cells by the fierce inferno. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Two women, relatives of victims, mourn for their beloved, outside the National Prison compound in Comayagua, on February 15, 2012, following a fire overnight which tore through the prison in central Honduras. A fire swept through the Honduran prison killing at least 272 inmates, officials said, warning the toll could rise with many inmates left trapped in their cells by the fierce inferno. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)
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A fire that broke out on Tuesday night at an overcrowded prison in Honduras killed over 357 inmates. Police clashed with grieving relatives who tried to break down the barriers.
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