Honduras prison fire forensic work begins

Honduras prison fire forensic work begins

The sombre aftermath of a deadly prison fire in Honduras.br br Relatives wait outside a morgue in the capital of Tegucigalpa to collect the charred remains of scores of inmates.br br Over 350 people are believed to have died last week as a blaze swept through a jail outside the city.br br Relatives blamed prison officials for the shocking death toll, saying they did not act quickly enough to free the inmates.br br The sombre aftermath of a deadly prison fire in Honduras.br br Relatives wait outside a morgue in the capital of Tegucigalpa to collect the charred remains of scores of inmates.br br Over 350 people are believed to have died last week as a blaze swept through a jail outside the city.br br Relatives blamed prison officials for the shocking death toll, saying they did not act quickly enough to free the inmates.br br (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) WIFE OF FIRE VICTIM, VILMA XIOMARA MENDOZA SAYING:br br "We don't have support from anyone."br br Forensic experts from across Latin America have been flown in to help identify the victims.br br But with many bodies badly burned - some even fused together - officials say the process could take some time.br br Andrew Raven, Reutersbr br Forensic experts from across Latin America have been flown in to help identify the victims.br br But with many bodies badly burned - some even fused together - officials say the process could take some time.


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Uploaded: 2012-02-18

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