At least 39 people have died in a fire that broke out at a migrant center in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.

This is reported by the BBC.

The fire broke out on March 27 around 10:00 p.m. local time at the National Migration Institute near the Stanton International Bridge, which connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with El Paso, Texas.

There were 68 adult men from Central and South America at the time, 29 of whom were injured in the fire and were taken to four hospitals in the area.

One of the witnesses reported that he saw bodies in bags and also confirmed that the fire had already been extinguished.

According to him, many of the migrants who were at the facility were citizens of Venezuela.

In the video, which was distributed on the Internet, the bodies of the victims can be seen, which were dragged from the building and spread on the ground.

They are probably migrants who were arrested in the city the day before and were kept in locked rooms.

Officials have not yet announced the cause of the fire, but local media reports that a fight broke out inside the building shortly before the fire.

According to some reports, migrants set fire to mattresses as a sign of protest.

Rescue services and volunteers began to arrive at the scene.

Mexico's Attorney General's Office has launched an investigation.

Under Section 42, US border guards have the right to deny people entry into the country "to prevent the spread of infectious diseases."

The section became operational at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Biden administration has announced plans to end the Trump-era policy, but the rule remains in place for now.

Meanwhile, since the announcement, the number of migrants in Ciudad Juarez awaiting the possible lifting of restrictions has increased significantly.