In pictures: Massive blaze at Honduras prison
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.
Inmates' relatives stand at the gates of the Comayagua prison in Honduras, early Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012.
A wounded man is carried on a stretcher at Escuela hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa, after a blaze that began late on Tuesday night at a prison in Comayagua, about 75 kilometers (45 miles) north of the capital, February 15, 2012.
A woman grieves outside a prison where a fire broke out inside in Comayagua, Honduras, 140 kilometers north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, early Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. At least 300 inmates were killed and 21 are injured, according to authorities.
Police and soldiers, bottom, and journalists, top, take cover during clashes after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 140 kilometers north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. At least 300 inmates were killed and 21 are injured, according to authorities.
Inmates' relatives clash with police outside a prison after a deadly fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 140 kilometers north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Wednesday Feb. 15, 2012. At least 300 inmates were killed and 21 are injured, according to authorities.