The death toll in a fire at a Guatemalan children’s shelter has risen to 40 with the announcement that another girl ha 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 and an attempt to escape. 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: The Guardian March 13, 2017 03:33 UTC