Immigration facility fire in border town kills at least 39, injures 29

"This immigration authority will promptly monitor the evolution of the health status of those who are hospitalized and will provide full support to the families of the victims"


A fire at an immigration facility in Mexican border town Monday night left 39 migrants dead and 29 others injured, National Public Radio and other outlets reported.

"We join the pain of the relatives of migrants who lost their lives and those injured in a fire in Ciudad Juárez," said Ken Salazar, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, in a tweet in Spanish Tuesday morning. ---More...

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