(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) At least three prisoners were killed and another 43 injured in a
southern Brazil prison fire on Wednesday, local authorities said,
trend reports
citing xinhua .
The fire at the Penitentiary of Florianopolis, in Santa Catarina
state, was traced to a mattress in one of the cells, said William
Shinzato, head of the Penitentiary Affairs Commission.
All three fatal victims died of smoke inhalation, according to
Brazil's Order of Lawyers, the country's top bar association.
The fire was brought under control and did not spread to other
parts of the prison, Brazilian news network GloboNews said.
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