Fire at Guatemala children's home kills 15

Published Mar 8, 2017

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Guatemala City - At least 15 people were dead Wednesday

following a fire in a juvenile home near Guatemala City, authorities

said.

The fire at the Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asuncion, a state-run

shelter for abused children and teenagers, left another 20 injured,

some with severe burns, according to the daily Prensa Libre.

Emergency workers have not yet identified the cause for the fire.

According to news reports, young people staying in the refuge in San

Jose Pinula, 21 kilometers from the capital, may have set mattresses

on fire in a protest over poor conditions and treatment.

Some 60 adolescents reportedly fled the home after the incident.

dpa

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