1994 Sabaneta fire

1994 Sabaneta Prison Fire
Date3 January 1994
LocationMaracaibo National Prison (Sabaneta Prison), Maracaibo, Venezuela
TypeStructure fire
CauseProbable Arson
MotiveDisputed
Deaths108

The Sabaneta prison fire was a fire that occurred on 3 January 1994 in a prison in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in which at least 108 inmates died. It is the tragedy that caused the most deaths in the country's prison history.