39 Dead, several injured in fire that spread through an immigration detention centre in Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez

Mexico: A fire broke out at a migrant center in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez near the US border. In which at least 37 people died and around 100 others were injured. Citing a statement from Chihuahua state, CNN said the fire started at the office of the National Institute for Migration (INM), located near the Stanton-Ledre Bridge that connects Mexico and the US. Also Read – Patriots owner Robert Kraft campaigns against anti-Semitism.

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This is the scene at the Instituto Nacional de Migración facility in #CiudadJuárez where a reported 37 people died after a fire broke out. Dozens were sent to hospitals. pic.twitter.com/na9VwjrCS8

— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) March 28, 2023

Images from the scene showed rows of bodies lying under silver sheets outside the facility in the city across the US border from El Paso, Texas. Ambulances, firefighters and vans from a morgue could also be seen.

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The incident happened shortly after around 71 migrants were brought to the center late on Monday night. The cause of the fire or the nationalities of the victims are not yet known.

Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city located across the Rio Grande River from El Paso Texas, has seen an influx of people in recent weeks, according to reports.

At least 39 migrants killed by fire at the @INAMI_mx National Institute of Migration station in #CiudadJuárez, #Chihuahua, according to #Mexico government sources pic.twitter.com/1HvqUZyhw1

— Siraj Noorani (@sirajnoorani) March 28, 2023

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