Reports: Dozens feared dead at migrant facility in Mexico

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A Mexican newspaper reports that at least three dozen migrants died in a fire at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border.

Published 2 months ago · Cd. Juarez, Mexico

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Times of India

At least 39 dead in fire at Mexico migrant center near US border

A fire broke out at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, leaving more than three dozen migrants dead, a Mexican official said Tuesday. Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the facility in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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BBC News

Mexico migrants: Deadly fire at Juárez migrant centre

People were trapped inside the centre on the US-Mexico border as the fire spread through the building.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Protesting Migrants Started Fire That Killed 39 in Mexico, Says President

"They put mats at the door of the shelter and set them on fire as a protest, and did not imagine that it would cause this terrible tragedy," he told reporters

2 months ago·India

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The Guardian

At least 40 dead in Mexico migrant centre fire as rights groups blame overcrowding

Mexico’s president says fire was caused by migrants lighting mattresses in protest at planned deportations

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

At least 40 die in fire during protest at migrant center in Mexico, officials say

At least 40 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out late on Monday at a migrant detention center in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, apparently caused by a protest over deportations, officials said Tuesday.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Fire breaks out at migrant detention facility in Mexico; several people dead

An official with the National Immigration Institute said 39 people died and 29 were injured in a fire in an immigration detention facility in northern Mexico, near the U.S. border.

2 months ago·India

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