39 Dead After Fire In Migrant Detention Center In Juarez, Mexico

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A fire at a migrant detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, has killed at least 39 people and left at least 29 others injured. According to a statement from Mexico's Institute of Migration, the fire broke out last night at the Instituto Nacional de Migración. The center houses migrants near the Puente Internacional Lerdo Stanton bridge to El Paso, Texas.

Officials say 68 men from Central and South America were staying at the immigration headquarters. It is unclear how the fire broke out. An investigation is said to be underway.


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