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A fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates.
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The U.S. State Department has criticized Honduras for
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Some 475 people escaped from the prison in the town of Comayagua and 356 are missing.
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Honduran authorities said the fire had been started by a prisoner who set his mattress ablaze.
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Outraged relatives of dead inmates tried to storm the gates of the prison Wednesday morning.
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Local television showed dozens of inmates' relatives hurling rocks at officers.
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The prison housed people convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and armed robbery.
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Honduras' overcrowded and dilapidated prisons have been hit by a string of deadly riots and fires.
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Honduran authorities have repeatedly pledged to improve conditions.
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The country of 7.6 million people is a major transit route for drugs headed from South America.
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A fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates.
Photo: AFP
