2010 Santiago prison fire

Prison fire in Santiago, Chile 2010 12 8 yes 5:30 a.m. Santiago, Chile 81 19 The 2010 Santiago prison fire occurred in the San Miguel prison in Santiago, Chile on 8 December 2010, in which 81 inmates were killed, making it the country's deadliest prison incident. Chile prison fire kills scores of inmates https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11949543 bbc.co.uk/news December 8, 2010 2010-12-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20101209040155/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11949543 9 December 2010 live The fire broke out at 5:30 am Chile Daylight Time (8:30am GMT) on the fourth floor during a fight between rival gangs. An improvised flamethrower was reportedly used, setting mattresses and other flammable material alight. Inmates 'treated like animals' in Chilean prisons http://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2012/12/06/chilean-prison-disgrace/ Newint December 6, 2012 2015-12-05 Those killed were trapped behind closed gates. Local firefighters took around three hours to bring the fire under control.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-prison-idUSTRE6B729020101209 Chile's worst prison fire kills 81 inmates Reuters 9 December 2010 14 June 2017 At least 81 inmates were reported killed, and 14 suffered life-threatening burns, according to the Health Minister Jaime Mañalich. One firefighter and two prison guards also suffered lesser injuries.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/12/08/Chile-prison-fire-kills-83-inmates-Pinera-promises-reform/UPI-73601291830642/ Chile prison fire kills 83 inmates, Pinera promises reform 14 June 2017 According to Chile's Fundacion Paz Ciudadana, the prison's capacity is 892, but was heavily overcrowded with 1,654 inmates. An investigation determined that there was not a suitable emergency procedure in place. According to officials, firefighters received the first emergency call at 5:48 a.m., about 18 minutes after the fire began. The prison held about 1,900 inmates, nearly double its design capacity, and only six guards were on duty inside at the time, with 26 more stationed outside. The incident occurred on a scheduled visiting day, and thousands of relatives who were already gathered outside reacted with confusion as authorities read survivors’ names. Eleven guards and one firefighter were injured in addition to the 81 inmates who died.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/world/americas/09chile.html Prison Fire Kills 81 in Santiago, Chile Gootman Pascale Bonnefoy and Elissa The New York Times 8 December 2010 2018-09-04 en The incident prompted Chile's president Sebastián Piñera to launch an investigation and he called for an end to the overcrowding in the country's prison system, saying: "We cannot keep living with a prison system which is absolutely inhumane. We are going to speed up the process to ensure our country has a humane, dignified prison system that befits a civilised country." See also Chile Law Comayagua prison fire References Huge fire in Chilean jail kills 83; 21 injured 2 33 29 55.1 S 70 38 44.5 W title Category:2010 murders in South America Category:Arson in 2010 Category:2010s fires in South America Category:Fires in Chile Category:Residential building arson attacks in South America Category:2010 mass murders Category:Crime in Santiago, Chile Category:Prisons in Chile Category:December 2010 in South America Category:2010s in Santiago, Chile Category:Prison arson attacks Category:2010 disasters in Chile Category:21st-century mass murders in South America Category:Organized crime events in South America Category:Gangs in Chile Category:Murder in Chile Category:Attacks on prisons in South America Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2010 Category:2010s murders in Chile