31 children die in Mexico day-care fire

The death toll from a fire Friday at a Mexican day-care center in the northwestern state of Sonora has risen to at least 31, the government reported Saturday on the state-run news agency.

At least 28 people were injured in the 3 p.m. (6 p.m. ET) blaze in the city of Hermosillo, the official Notimex news agency said. Originally, the number hurt was reported to be more than 100. It wasn't clear why the total went down.

At least 12 of the injured have burns over 70 percent of their bodies, La Tribuna newspaper reported, citing Health Secretary Raymundo Lopez Vucovich.

Some of the children, who were between ages 1 and 5, will be treated at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Sacramento, California, the medical facility and Mexican officials said.