Prison Fire in Brazil

Categories: News | World | Accidents | Fires
    • Officers said incident appeared to be a settling of scores between rival gangs
    • The blaze came days after President da Silva announced a $3.3 billion package to build new prisons
    • The Ponte Nova jail is located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais
  • 25 prisoners have died in Brazil after fellow inmates set fire to mattresses in a cell during an August 24, 2007 riot at the Ponte Nova jail.

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