Brasilia: Six inmates of a Brazilian jail were killed in a fire set during a riot, authorities said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Coaraci penitentiary, a detention center in Belem for inmates awaiting trial, prison officials said.
Rioting inmates set fire to mattresses in a cell holding 32 people, the Para state penitentiary system said.
Five of the victims died in the cell, and a sixth died early Wednesday in a hospital.
In all, 27 inmates were injured but most were treated at the scene.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Coaraci penitentiary, a detention center in Belem for inmates awaiting trial, prison officials said.
Rioting inmates set fire to mattresses in a cell holding 32 people, the Para state penitentiary system said.
Five of the victims died in the cell, and a sixth died early Wednesday in a hospital.
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In all, 27 inmates were injured but most were treated at the scene.
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