A huge fire tore through an overcrowded prison in Burundi before dawn on Tuesday, killing dozens of inmates and seriously injuring many more, the country's vice president said. Read more Burundi vote to extend leader's rule risks bloodshedThe blaze broke out at about 4am. The facility, the third largest in Burundi, housed a number of political prisoners in a high-security compound. The prison was home to more than 1,500 inmates at the end of November, according to authority figures, far higher than its designed capacity of 400. Fire damage at the prison in Gitega, Burundi.

Source: Ethiopian News December 08, 2021 07:00 UTC