Death toll in Guatemala children's shelter fire rises to 40 - News Summed Up

Death toll in Guatemala children's shelter fire rises to 40


The death toll in a fire at a Guatemalan children's shelter rose to 40 on Sunday with the announcement that another girl had died of burns. The death was announced by Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala's capital. The fire began when mattresses were set ablaze during a protest by residents at the overcrowded youth shelter. Prosecutors' spokeswoman Julia Barrera has said that the head of the country's protective services agency was ordered not to leave Guatemala while investigations continue. Four of the burn victims were flown to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday.


Source: ABC News March 12, 2017 18:59 UTC



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