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Relatives mourn prison fire victims |
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Sunday, 19 February 2012 10:45 |
 Relatives of the victims of Tuesday’s prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, have been mourning the dead.
Funerals have been held across the country for those whose bodies were released by forensic investigators.
Officials said the number of dead had risen to 358 after two badly burned victims died in hospital.
Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo, has ordered a safety review of all prisons as experts try to establish the causes of the blaze in the Comayagua prison.
Pathologists continue to try to identify the bodies of the victims, but said many were so badly burnt such that they could only be identified through DNA testing.
So far, only 18 bodies have been released to their families for burial.
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