Guatemala shelter fire: Victims’ families demand answers

Grieving parents in Guatemala are demanding answers after a fire ripped through a government-run shelter for underprivileged children, killing at least 34 teenage girls.

Grieving parents in Guatemala are demanding answers after a fire ripped through a government-run shelter for underprivileged children, killing at least 34 teenage girls.

Police have suggested that the girls may have started the fire themselves to protest against sexual abuse in the home.

Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Guatemala City.