Mexico’s Secretariat for Security and Citizen Protection reported this Monday that the death toll from the fire at the immigration station in Ciudad Juárez, in the state of Chihuahua (northwest), has risen to 40.
In addition, he indicated that they counted 27 injured, 23 of whom remain hospitalized and five could be discharged in the next few hours.
“This weekend, six victims of the events that took place at the immigration station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, were taken to the National Center for Investigation and Attention Quemados (Ceniaq) and the National Institute by air ambulances belonging to the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Navy and the IMSS of Respiratory Diseases (INER), both based in Mexico City (…) Unfortunately, one of the victims died on arrival in Ceniaq, so that 40 deaths are currently registered. ” he said.
On the other hand, the company referred to a meeting of the Immediate Action Group (GAI) with staff from the Secretariats of Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs and Security and Citizen Protection, the Attorney General’s Office, the National Institute for Migration and the Executive Commission for Attention to Victims and representatives from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Venezuela.
“What happened on March 27 at the immigration station in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, is a very painful event for our country, as well as for the sister nations from which the victims of this terrible tragedy come,” said the Secretariat for Security and Citizens Protection.
The Mexican government has ratified its zero-corruption policy and has assured that the matter will be fully investigated and those responsible will be prosecuted.
“No one is protected. Migration policy is based on the principle of respect for human rights,” the statement concluded.