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_Skyline.jpg) Valencia, Venezuela, the location of the deadly jail fire | |
| Date | March 28, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Jail cells inside a police station |
| Location | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Coordinates | 10°11′21″N 68°00′08″W / 10.189222°N 68.002216°W |
| Type | Fire |
| Motive | Escape attempt |
| Deaths | 78+ |
On 28 March 2018, a fire broke out during a prison riot in the cells at the Carabobo state police headquarters in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. The fire killed at least 68 people[1] and injured scores of others.[2] The fire is one of the deadliest incidents ever in a Venezuelan prison since the 1994 Sabaneta prison fire, in which more than 100 inmates died.[3]
Four prosecutors have been named to investigate the circumstances preceding the victims' deaths.[4] The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights requested an investigation and reparations for the families of the fire victims.[3]
- ^ Hernández, Juan Carlos (29 March 2018). "Angry families demand facts on deadly Venezuela jail riot". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
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bbcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Herrero, Ana Vanessa (28 March 2018). "Venezuela Jail Fire Killed at Least 68, Attorney General Says". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 March 2018.