The death toll in a fire last week at a migrant detention center in a Mexican border city has risen to 40 after one of the injured men died while being flown to a specialized hospital in Mexico City.
Mexico had previously turned down a U.S. offer to help provide medical treatment to the injured, most of whom suffered smoke inhalation, saying they were too ill to be moved. But the department said a medical decision was made to fly some of the injured to a specialized respiratory hospital in the capital.Six people have been charged with homicide in the fire, including an inmate accused of igniting it and officials who failed to get victims to safety.
That migrant, along with three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards at the detention center, face charges of homicide and causing injuries. The federal prosecutor's office says it is also investigating others for possible misdeeds.The migrant accused of starting the fire suffered only slight injuries and was already released from the hospital, presumably into custody. One of the private security guards has not yet been arrested.
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