Fire tears through Chile prison
At least 81 inmates killed after a fire gutted an overcrowded prison in Santiago.
Published On 8 Dec 2010
A fire in a prison in Chile has killed at least 81 inmates.
The blaze was reported to have been started on Wednesday during a riot by prisoners upset over housing conditions.
Television viewers across the country could hear inmates screaming as one prisoner used a mobile phone to call the state network for help.
Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.
Source: Al Jazeera