Chile prison fire kills at least 81

Thursday, December 9, 2010

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A fire started during an inmate brawl swept through an overcrowded prison on Wednesday, killing at least 81 people and seriously injuring 14 in what an official called the worst disaster in the history of Chile's penitentiary system.

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