Dozens Killed, Many Injured In Fire At Border Facility

Breitbart: A deadly fire engulfed a migrant processing center at Ciudad Juárez on the U.S.-Mexico border early Tuesday morning, with local reports saying at least [39] people died in the blaze, and dozens more were left injured.

Two local government rescue sources told Reuters news agency of the death toll, which is expected to grow throughout the day.

The facility is located near the Stanton International Bridge, which links Ciudad Juárez to El Paso, Texas.

Although authorities have not yet released official reports, the El Diario and El Heraldo have also reported that at least 37 people were killed, according to the Daily Mail.

Another 40 people were believed to have been evacuated from the area and taken to local hospitals for treatment. The fire broke out shortly before midnight, prompting the mobilization of firefighters and dozens of ambulances.

Ciudad Juárez, is one of the border towns where undocumented migrants wait before trying to cross into the U.S., as Breitbart News reported.

There has been no official statement about what may have caused the blaze, but local newspapers reported there had been a disturbance inside the center just before the fire, the BBC reports. Photographs released by Reuters show a number of bodies covered in foil blankets lying outside the building.

Mexico’s attorney general’s office has launched a[n] inquiry and has investigators at the scene, according to media reports. End Breitbart.

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At least 39 migrants from Central and South America died after a fire broke out at a migrant facility in the Mexican northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, the government's National Migration Institute said https://t.co/4clABntZU9 pic.twitter.com/HiF34Zxt04

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