Prison Fire In Domincan Republic Kills 133

Like most prisons, this one was overcrowded. Built to house 100, it held 500. The firefighters that responded to the blaze could not get into the building. The locks had been filled with sand by prisoners.

The fire was set by rival gangs fighting to gain control of the prison using knives, machetes an guns.

133 were killed and at least 26 injured.