US Mexico border immigration centre fire kills 39 with dozens left …
At least 39 people have died and dozens more are injured in a fire[1] that broke out at an immigration centre on the border between US and Mexico. A building of the National Institute of Migration in Ciudad Juarez was wrapped in flames leaving dozens of people dead, with more being transported to local hospitals[2] with serious injuries. Multiple Mexican law enforcement agencies and emergency services rushed to the scene to assist.
Members from the Juarez police, the National Guard, the Mexican Army and the Institute of Migration are still in place. Authorities said the fire at the office of the National Migration Institute (INM) occurred after about 71 migrants were picked up from the streets of the city. The cause of the fire or the victims' nationalities have not been released by the authorities.
An initial death toll was 37, and two people died upon arrival at the hospital. Authorities said that most people died of suffocation and very few died from burns, El Heraldo de Juarez[3] reported. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.
Mexican emergency services have rushed to the scene to assist (Luis Torres/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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