At least 15 inmates killed in a fight in Ecuador’s largest prison

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A fight among inmates has left 15 dead and 14 injured at Ecuador’s largest prison. The Litoral Penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has been the site of frequent riots and mass killings. Prison officials provided few details about what triggered the violence Tuesday but said security forces had been deployed to take control of the facility. Local media reported helicopters flew over the prison as ambulances and relatives of inmates rushed to the gates. Ecuador’s prisons have become among the deadliest in Latin America as overcrowding, corruption and weak state control have allowed drug gangs to proliferate.