At least 49 die in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency – China.org.cn

At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the country’s prison agency said on Tuesday. “The inmates lighted some mats, and a conflagration occurred that unfortunately triggered the death of 49 prisoners,” said Tito Castellanos, the director of the state National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (Inpec). The Tulua fire department was able to control the fire in the unit which houses some 180 inmates and evacuate the injured inmates to local health centers, Castellanos said. He added that some guards…