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Blanca Flores, wife of dead inmate Oscar Soto, cries outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. A fire started by an inmate late Tuesday tore through the prison killing 358 inmates, said Supreme Court Justice Richard Ordonez, who is leading the investigation. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_Prison_fire_23]()
Firefighters stand outside of the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Radio reports from Comayagua said dozens of prisoners were burned beyond recognition and the prison was destroyed by the flames. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_20]()
An injured inmate is carried as he arrives at the hospital after a fire broke out at the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_1]()
Relatives of dead inmates Gabriel and Cristobal Padilla sit outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. The brothers were among 358 inmates who died during a fire started by a prisoner late Tuesday that tore through the overcrowded jailhouse. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_2]()
Blanca Flores, third from left, wife of dead inmate Oscar Soto, cries outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. Supreme Court Justice Richard Ordonez is leading the investigation into the tragedy. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_3]()
Soldiers load into a truck bodies of inmates killed during a fire inside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_6]()
Riot police officers stand outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_10]()
A forensic worker stands next to bags with bodies of inmates killed during a fire inside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_8]()
Relatives of inmates stand outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_7]()
Soldiers and forensic workers load into a truck bodies of inmates killed during a fire inside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_4]()
Soldiers and forensic workers load into a truck bodies of inmates killed during a fire inside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_5]()
Police officers escort surviving inmates from the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_9]()
Relatives of inmates stand outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)![Honduras_fire_11]()
Soldiers stand in front of forensic workers filling bags with inmate bodies killed when a fire broke out inside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_12]()
In this Sept. 2009 satellite image provided by GeoEye, Granja prison, center, is surrounded by residences in Comayahua, Honduras. A fire broke out at the prison late Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012, burning and suffocating inmates in their locked cells and killing at least 356 people in one of the world's deadliest prison fires in a century, according to authorities. (AP Photo/GeoEye/EyeQ)![Honduras_fire_15]()
The relatives of inmates walk inside a prison where a deadly fire broke out, after the relatives clashed with police and soldiers, in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_16]()
Police and soldiers, bottom, and journalists, top, take cover during clashes after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_14]()
Forensic workers carry away the body of an inmate who died in a prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_17]()
Inmates' relatives clash with police outside a prison after a deadly fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_18]()
Inmates' relatives stand outside a prison after a fire broke out inside in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, early Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_19]()
Inmates' relatives stand outside a prison after a fire broke out inside in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, early Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_22]()
An injured inmate is carried away after a fire broke out at the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. Radio reports from Comayagua said dozens of prisoners were burned beyond recognition and the prison was destroyed by the flames. The fire claimed the lives of at least 272 inmates. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_24]()
An injured inmate is carried away after a fire broke out at the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_fire_25]()
Firefighters stand outside the prison in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)![Honduras_Prison_Fire_21]()
Inmates stand in the courtyard of the prison after a fire broke out in Comayagua, Honduras, a town 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of the Central American country's capital, Tegucigalpa, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)Honduras Prison Fire Leaves Hundreds Dead
At least 358 prisoners burned to death after a fire tore through Comayagua's prison late Tuesday night. Read the full story here.
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