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Refugee facility on fire in Germany, dozens treated for smoke inhalation – media | Refugee facility on fire in Germany, dozens treated for smoke inhalation – media |
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A building housing refugees in western Germany has caught fire, with over a hundred firefighters and police called in to battle the blaze, local media reports. | |
The fire erupted at a Staumuhle refugee compound located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Neue Westfalische reports. Some 110 firefighters and around 90 rescue workers from several departments have been called in to tackle the blaze. | |
A picture posted on the website of the news outlet showed a one-storey house with huge plumes of smoke coming out of it. | A picture posted on the website of the news outlet showed a one-storey house with huge plumes of smoke coming out of it. |
More than 50 people have been treated for smoke inhalation, the outlet adds citing officials. | |
The building is part of a refugee facility in the community of Staumuhle, housing 497 asylum-seekers. | |
On Tuesday, police were called to the same refugee compound to stop a reported fight involving dozens of people, Neue Westfalische reports. Police detained four suspects, the outlet says citing investigators. | |
A massive brawl involving dozens of refugees at the facility was also reported in May of last year. Several people received minor injuries. |
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