PhotoAt least 19 people have been found dead at the scene of a fire in a shelter for children near Guatemala City, a spokesman for Guatemala’s volunteer fire departments said on Wednesday. The spokesman, Mario Cruz, told the radio station Emisoras Unidas that firefighters were still extinguishing parts of the morning blaze. But he said that so far 19 bodies had been found and about two dozen people were being treated for injuries. The shelter has been criticized for overcrowding, suspicions of abuse and escapes in the past. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyWhile the shelter was built to house 500 children and adolescents, it held an estimated 800 at the time of the fire.

Source: New York Times March 08, 2017 19:02 UTC