Official: 358 killed in Honduras prison fire

Forensic workers carry away the body of an inmate who died in a prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, 90 miles north of the capital, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Wednesday . At least 300 inmates were killed and 21 are injured, according to authorities.

COMAYAGUA, Honduras — Honduran officials confirmed Wednesday that 358 people died when a fire tore through an overcrowded prison, making it the world's deadliest prison fire in a century.

With 856 prisoners packed into barracks, the farm prison in the Comayagua province north of the capital was at double capacity, said Supreme Court Justice Richard Ordonez, who is leading the investigation.