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Thousands flee blaze at Greek migrant camp on Lesbos
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Mon Sep 19, 2016 | 4:33pm EDT
Thousands flee blaze at Greek migrant camp on Lesbos
Thousands of people fled from a fire at a migrant camp on Lesbos on Monday night, a police official on the Greek island said, noting that there had been noticeable tension among residents earlier in the evening, before the blaze started.
The fire brigade was investigating the cause of the fire, the official said.
"There is a big fire at the hot spot (migrant camp). Almost all the migrants evacuated," said the official, who declined to be named. "There was tension in the evening. Our main concern is the safety of the people. The fire is quite big."
Greece is struggling to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands, even though the flow of people is less than last year, and the slow processing of asylum requests is adding to frustrations that sometimes spark violence among residents.
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Thousands flee blaze at Greek migrant camp on Lesbos
Thousands of people fled from a fire at a migrant camp on Lesbos on Monday night, a police official on the Greek island said, noting that there had been noticeable tension among residents earlier in the evening, before the blaze started.
The fire brigade was investigating the cause of the fire, the official said.
"There is a big fire at the hot spot (migrant camp). Almost all the migrants evacuated," said the official, who declined to be named. "There was tension in the evening. Our main concern is the safety of the people. The fire is quite big."
Greece is struggling to reduce overcrowding at migrant camps on its islands, even though the flow of people is less than last year, and the slow processing of asylum requests is adding to frustrations that sometimes spark violence among residents.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-greece-fire-idUSKCN11P27E
