Mexican prosecutors said Friday that they had arrested a migrant accused of starting a fire that killed 39 people at an immigration detention center near the US border. ManilaBulletin
Three immigration officials and a private security guard have also been detained as part of a homicide investigation into the blaze that started on Monday night.
An arrest warrant was outstanding for another guard wanted in connection with the tragedy, Sara Irene Herrerias, a prosecutor specializing in human rights, told a news conference. According to the authorities, the deceased were 18 Guatemalans, seven Salvadorans, seven Venezuelans, six Hondurans and one Colombian.Video surveillance footage appeared to show guards leaving the detainees locked inside as flames spread and smoke filled the room.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has vowed there would be "no impunity" over the disaster, traveled to Ciudad Juarez on Friday to see the medical treatment given to the injured.
"We're not criminals. We fled our countries as a result of bad policies," a man complained over a microphone.
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