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At least 49 prisoners die in an arson attack in a Colombian prison

2022-06-28T12:44:18.123Z


Authorities are investigating whether the incident began as a fight or an escape attempt, during which a group of inmates burned mattresses. There are at least 30 other wounded.


At least 49 prisoners died and about 30 were injured by a fire caused by inmates early Tuesday in a Colombian prison, official sources reported.

The incident, which occurred in the prison of the city of Tuluá, in the department of Valle del Cauca (southwest), began around 1:00 am (local time) with a fight or an escape attempt in which some prisoners set fire to mattresses, according to General Tito Castellanos, director of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (Inpec), quoted by the newspaper El Tiempo.

The flames spread rapidly and affected much of the prison.

"We regret the events that occurred in the Tuluá prison, Valle del Cauca," Colombian President Iván Duque wrote on his Twitter social network account.

With information from El Tiempo and Efe

Source: telemundo

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