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GUATEMALA CITY - FEB. 08, 2018 Activists and family members perform a Mayan ceremony for the 41 girls that were killed in a fire at a state-run youth shelter last year, March 8, at the Plaza de la Constitución in Guatemala City.56 girls had been locked inside a room as punishment for organising a protest the day before against cramped conditions and abuse by staff. When the staff wouldn't allow them to use the bathroom after six hours, three girls lit a mattress on fire, which quickly spread into an inferno.15 survived.

GUATEMALA CITY - FEB. 08, 2018

Activists and family members perform a Mayan ceremony for the 41 girls that were killed in a fire at a state-run youth shelter last year, March 8, at the Plaza de la Constitución in Guatemala City.

56 girls had been locked inside a room as punishment for organising a protest the day before against cramped conditions and abuse by staff. When the staff wouldn't allow them to use the bathroom after six hours, three girls lit a mattress on fire, which quickly spread into an inferno.15 survived.