Deadly fire at Mexican migrant shelter: 'Guards saw smoke but walked away'

Homicide probe on as anger rises after video of Mexico fire that killed 38 released

Mexico authorities are conducting a homicide probe against eight officials who appeared not to have acted when a fire hit a migrant detention centre, leading to the deaths of 38 people. The video of the incident has gone viral, causing a lot of anger in the country. The surveillance footage of the incident suggests that as the migrants placed mattresses against their detention cell and set them on fire, the guards did not attempt to get them out

Video: Guards walk away during fire that killed 38

ALBAWABA - Surveillance footage showed that 38 migrants were killed when smoke filled the room and migrants set fire to mattresses against the bars of their detention cell in northern Mexico Tuesday...

Video said to show fire in Mexico migrant center

Migrants and activists held a vigil in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday (March 28) for the at least 38 migrants that died during a fire in a migrant detention center. A video shared on social media, which appears to be security footage from within the center, shows a fire in the cell as it fills with smoke. Rachel Graham reports. This video contains graphic images.

Mexican immigration guards didn't release migrants as deadly fire raged, video appears to show

Family members of the 38 migrant men who died in a fire at an immigration facility in Ciudad Juárez want to know why guards did not release the men after the blaze started.

Mexican migration center guards seen walking away from fire: Surveillance video

Surveillance video from a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, appears to show guards exiting the facility as immigrants remained locked behind bars while a fire engulfed the building.

Video shows guards walking away during fire that killed 38 migrants

Immigration authorities said they released 15 women when the fire broke out, but have not explained why no men were let out.