At least 19 girls were killed as a fire tore through a home for abused teenagers and children in San Jose Pinul in Guatemala. At least 40 others were being treated for burns.
Police said, the blaze started yesterday when a group of young people, who had been isolated by authorities after a riot and an escape attempt at the center, set fire to mattresses. It said, authorities were investigating whether those who started the blaze were the same ones who tried to escape.
President Jimmy Morales has declared three days of national mourning.