CARACAS, Venezuela—The anguished families of 68 people who died in a jail fire demanded Thursday that President Nicolás Maduro’s government explain what happened when the overcrowded facility in the central city of Valencia erupted in violence and flames. “There was a fire and the boys were burned up,” said Jose Hernandez, who said his 24-year-old son, Jefferson, was among the dead. “They need to give us justice, real justice, because what happened has no name. They treated human beings like they are garbage.”...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 29, 2018 20:36 UTC