At Least 30 Prisoners Killed in Argentine Jail Fire

Excerpt from report by Argentine news agency Telam

16 October: At least 30 prisoners died early this morning in the prison in Magdalena after starting a fire in block 16 of Prison Unit 28, apparently after a riot that started at midnight [local time] with clashes among the 60 prisoners housed in this so-called self- discipline [low security] block. [Passage omitted]