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2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire
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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]
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![]() Valencia, Venezuela, the location of the deadly jail fire | |
Date | March 28, 2018 (2018-03-28) |
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Venue | Jail cells inside a police station |
Location | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
Coordinates | 10.189222°N 68.002216°W / 10.189222; -68.002216 |
Type | Fire |
Motive | Escape attempt |
Deaths | 78+ |
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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]