At least 39 dead in fire at Mexico migrant centre near U.S. border

Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in Mexico, starting a fire that left 39 dead, Mexico’s president said Tuesday.

It was one of the the deadliest incidents ever at an immigration lockup in the country.

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