2017 Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción tragedy

Name: 2017 Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción tragedy
Start: 2017

2017 CE.

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The 2017 Guatemala orphanage fire occurred on 8 March 2017, at the Virgen de la Asunción Safe Home (Hogar Seguro) in San José Pinula, Guatemala. Forty-one girls, aged between 14 and 17 years old, were killed when a fire broke out at the orphanage. The girls had been locked in a schoolroom following protests, riots and an escape attempt which occurred the day before. In the aftermath of the fire, three government officials—including the country's Secretary of Social Welfare—were arrested and charged with crimes such as wrongful death and negligence.

Text from the Wikipedia article 2017 Guatemala orphanage fire, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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