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At least 10 injured as blaze strikes German refugee center – reports (PHOTOS, VIDEO) At least 10 injured as blaze strikes German refugee center (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
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A huge fire has erupted at a refugee center in central Germany, leaving at least 10 people injured, local media report. Twenty living containers are said to be engulfed in flames.A huge fire has erupted at a refugee center in central Germany, leaving at least 10 people injured, local media report. Twenty living containers are said to be engulfed in flames.
A huge pillar of smoke billowing into the sky from the refugee shelter’s yard can be seen on a video published on YouTube. The center is located on the territory of the minor international airport in the city of Kassel in the German state of Hessen. A huge pillar of smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from the refugee shelter’s yard in a video posted on YouTube.The center is located in the German state of Hessen on the territory of a small international airport in the city of Kassel.
The center hosts about 800 asylum seekers, regional radio Funk fuer Hessen (FFH) reports, citing police and adding that the 120 refugees live in the buildings affected by fire. Some 120 of the 800 asylum seekers accommodated at the center live in buildings affected by the fire, regional radio Funk fuer Hessen (FFH) reports, citing police.
Police rules out arson as a possible cause of the incident, saying that the fire started inside the center, as reported by FFH. Most of those injured are suffering from smoke poisoning, Bild reports, citing police sources.
Police have ruled out arson as a possible cause of the blaze, saying that the fire started inside the center, as reported by FFH.
Hundreds of criminal offenses have been committed against refugee shelters in Germany in 2016, including dozens of arsons. Asylum centers have been the target of 665 attacks since the beginning of the year, most of which were “clearly” far-right inspired, according to a recently published police report.
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One such attack in February led to a huge fire that ripped through a planned migrant facility.
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Numerous fires also devastated planned or functioning asylum camps in Norway and Sweden in 2015, with arson cited as the cause by respective investigators almost every time.