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Burundi Says Prison Fire Kills 38 Inmates in Gitega

by Associated Press

   NAIROBI, KENYA --

   Burundi's government says 38 prisoners were killed in a fire Tuesday
   morning in Gitega, the country's political capital.

   Vice President Prosper Bazombanza announced the deaths. More than 60
   other people have been injured and the death toll could rise.

   The prison in Gitega is overcrowded with more than 1,500 inmates in
   cells designed to hold 400, according to local reports.