3 Stowaways Die, 4 Survive Container’s Scorching Heat
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Associated Press
MIAMI — Three dead stowaways and four survivors were found inside a steel cargo container exposed to the hot sun on the deck of a freighter that arrived Wednesday after leaving the Dominican Republic on Monday.
Temperatures inside the containers, which can’t be opened from the interior, can reach 125 to 130 degrees.
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