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Venezuela fire: 68 die in Carabobo police station cells
BBC News ^ | 3/29/2018 | BBC

Posted on 03/29/2018 5:13:45 AM PDT by Nextrush

A fire at a police station in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo state, has left 68 people dead.

The blaze reportedly started after prisoners set fire to mattresses in an attempt to break out on Wednesday.

Police used tear gas to disperse relatives who surrounded the station after news of the fire broke.

Chief state prosecutor Tarek Saab said an investigation into what had happened would begin immediately.......

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: venezuela
A quicker way to die in Venezuela than not having food or medicine?

The real "Hell In A Cell"........

1 posted on 03/29/2018 5:13:45 AM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

I messed up the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-43579108


2 posted on 03/29/2018 5:15:47 AM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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To: Nextrush

Well as long as no police were killed...


3 posted on 03/29/2018 5:26:56 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: Nextrush

It is this kind of event that could provoke a mass uprising, given the current state of the populace already.


4 posted on 03/29/2018 5:30:19 AM PDT by XEHRpa
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To: from occupied ga
You thought the place smelled like death last week.
5 posted on 03/29/2018 5:43:44 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Build The Wall !! Jail The Cankle !!)
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To: Nextrush
So they are now pre-barbequed for their next cannibal meal.
6 posted on 03/29/2018 6:29:53 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Nextrush

I can think of less unpleasant ways to commit suicide. Poor choice.


7 posted on 03/29/2018 10:33:49 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: ConservativeMind

It really is getting bad there, the cats and dogs have already met their fate in many cases.


8 posted on 03/29/2018 1:38:33 PM PDT by Nextrush (Freedom is everybody's business: Remember Pastor Niemoller)
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