Reuters reports:
Migrants were locked in a cell as a blaze spread killing 39 people at a detention center in Mexico, witnesses and a survivor said on Wednesday, as Mexican prosecutors said they were investigating the incident as a possible homicide.
Prosecutors have identified eight people who may be responsible for the deaths on Monday at the center in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said at a news conference Wednesday.
A short video circulating on social media on Tuesday – appearing to be security footage from inside the center during the blaze – showed men kicking on the bars of a locked door as their cell filled with smoke. Three uniformed people can be seen walking past without trying to open the door.
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Prosecutors identify eight people who may be responsible for the deaths at the migrant center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez says. https://t.co/gPRjLVBvCA
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) March 30, 2023
Breaking News: Mexican officials are investigating the deaths in a migrant detention center fire as homicides, saying workers failed to allow people to escape.https://t.co/c5XLW0wXeI
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 30, 2023
Mexico will issue arrest warrants for those allegedly responsible for the deaths of 39 people in a fire at a migrant detention center, officials said. https://t.co/dfnq2BIaDL
— CNN (@CNN) March 30, 2023
Surveillance footage of the moment a deadly fire broke out at a migrant detention facility in Mexico appears to show guards walking away without releasing trapped people ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/TNFzGxtg6L
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 29, 2023