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Video emerges of fire at Mexican migrant centre

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Uniformed staff appear to walk away as the blaze starts, after failing to open a locked door

Video footage of the moment a deadly fire at a Mexico migrant centre started has emerged.

Vision appears to show uniformed staff failing to open a locked door as the fire starts.

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 footage has been widely shared on Twitter and published by a number of Mexican newspapers.

Mexican officials say a total of 68 men were in the facility at the time of the blaze.

Thirty-eight men lost their lives while 28 remain seriously injured and are suffering from smoke inhalation.

The fire comes at a time when Mexico is struggling to deal with an influx of migrants.

Majority people crossing the Mexico border have the hope of reaching the United States.

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