At least 39 dead after fire at Mexican migrant facility on US border

Mexican president says protests to blame for fire in Ciudad Juarez, the latest example of dangers facing those taking route to US

Mexico's president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has blamed protesting migrants for causing a fire at an immigration detention centre that has killed at least 39 people in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city on the US border.

Images of the aftermath showed dozens of lifeless bodies on the ground, some covered by silver thermal blankets. Television footage showed emergency workers attending to stunned survivors, who sat on white sheets gasping for breath.