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June 29, 2022

51 Dead in Large Prison Fire in Colombia
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In more news from Colombia, at least 51 people were killed and over two
dozen others injured Tuesday in a prison fire that started after
prisoners set mattresses ablaze to protest conditions inside the
dangerously overcrowded facility in the Cauca Valley. The building is
old and reportedly did not have a working fire suppression system.


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