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Deadly Honduras Prison Fire

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Soldiers run during clashes with the relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. More than 350 inmates were killed, according to authorities. The prison held around 850 prisoners.

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Police and soldiers, bottom, and journalists, top, take cover during clashes after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua.

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Inmates' relatives clash with police outside a prison after a deadly fire in Comayagua.

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Inmates' relatives stand outside a prison after a fire broke out inside in Comayagua.

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Workers remove the corpse of an inmate from the National Prison compound in Comayagua.

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An injured inmate is transported to a hospital after a deadly prison fire in Honduras.

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Jaime William Enriques, 54, an inmate injured in the fire at the prison in Comayagua, sustained burns on 20 percent of his body.

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Relatives of inmates wait outside the National Prison compound in Comayagua.

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Relatives of inmates wait outside the National Prison compound in Comayagua.

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Firefighters stand outside of the prison in Comayagua.

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