Horrific Fire Rips Through Migration Detention Center Near U.S. Border Killing 39: Reports
A fire at a migration detention center in Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juárez on Monday night left 39 people dead, according to reports.
The blaze at the office of the National Migration Institute (INM) in Chihuahua state, just south of El Paso, Texas, led to 37 deaths inside the facility followed by another two deaths in hospitals, according to El Diario de Chihuahua.
The outlet reported that the disaster is the worst tragedy to occur at a migrant center in the city. The facility, which is near the Santa Fe International Bridge connecting Mexico with the U.S., was reportedly holding around 70 people at the time the fire broke out.