Video of deadly fire at Mexico migrant centre causes outrage - BBC News

Footage emerges which appears to show officers failing to open a cell door as the fire erupted.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, TwitterImage caption, The video appears to show uniformed staff failing to open a locked door as the fire startsBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsOutrage is growing in Mexico following a fire at a migrant centre in Ciudad Juárez that killed 38 migrants.

Unverified footage has emerged, which appears to show the moment the fire started at the centre run by Mexico's National Migration Institute (INE).

Uniformed officials seem to walk away as the blaze erupts in a corner, leaving a group of men behind in what appears to be a locked cell.

The men unsuccessfully try to open the barred door as smoke quickly spreads.

The 32-second clip appears to come from a security camera inside the facility, which is located just south of the border crossing at the Stanton-Lerdo bridge, which links Ciudad Juárez with the city of El Paso in Texas.

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