The national police department said 38 people were injured and the countrys Health Ministry said 14 were in serious condition with severe burns. Dr. Carlos Soto, director of the Roosevelt Hospital where some were being treated, said the most severe cases, all apparently girls, suffered life-threatening burns.
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The shelter, known as the Virgin of the Assumption Safe Home, has been criticized for overcrowding, alleged abuse and escapes in the past. While it was built to house 500 children and adolescents, it held an estimated 800 at the time of the fire.