German authorities investigate fatal fire at refugee accommodation
An unidentified man has died in a fire at a container home complex for migrants and homeless persons in Hamburg. Police are still investigating the cause of the blaze.
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German town reports arson attacks on migrant accommodation tents
The town was expecting the arrival of 150 refugees. Authorities are still investigating whether anti-migrant sentiments were the motivation behind the attacks.
Spain: Migrant workers evacuated as fire rips through camp
In southeastern Spain around 200 migrant workers were evacuated on Monday when the camp where they were living was engulfed by fire. The blaze happened on the same day authorities planned to demolish the site.
Germany: 11 injured in fire at asylum seeker center
Police in eastern Germany are investigating a fire at an accommodation facility for asylum seekers that injured eight children and three adults. A technical cause can be ruled out, police said.
Trial begins after death of asylum seeker 31 years ago
A trial against a German man accused of murder in a 1991 arson attack on a refugee center in Saarlouis begins in Germany today. The fire resulted in the death of a Ghanaian asylum seeker.
UK: Dover immigration center hit by petrol bombs — police
UK police say the suspect behind the attack has been identified and located. Dover is the main arrival port for migrants crossing the English Channel from France in boats.
Germany: Fire destroys Ukrainian refugee home
An official investigation is underway as to the cause of the fire, though local leaders said arson was considered likely. Residents were able to escape without injury, but the building is badly damaged.
Germany: Refugee home attacked in arson crime
A residence for refugees in Leipzig became the target of an arson attack while Germany commemorated 30 years since the Rostock-Lichtenhagen racial violence. Leipzig's mayor has said the timing of the attack was not a coincidence.
At least 13 migrants die as boat catches fire off Senegal
A boat carrying at least 140 migrants trying to get to Europe capsized off the coast of Senegal due to a fire on board. According to local Red Cross officials, at least 13 people were killed. The migrants were reportedly hoping to reach Spain's Canary Islands via the highly dangerous Atlantic route.
Italy: Migrant dies in fire at Foggia shantytown
A 35-year-old from Gambia has died in a fire at a camp of migrant farmworkers in southern Italy. The man is the tenth person to die in a fire at a camp in the Foggia area since 2016.
Spain: Shacks destroyed by fire in a camp for undocumented migrant workers
The migrant camp at Palos de la Frontera, in the southern Spanish region of Huelva, was ravaged by a fire at the weekend. About 100 shacks were destroyed and one person, suffering from burns to the arm, had to be admitted to hospital. The camp was home to hundreds of undocumented migrant workers who were picking fruits and vegetables in the region.
At least 6 injured after fire in Cyprus migrant camp
After a fire broke out at the Cypriot migrant reception center in Pournara, at least six people are injured and have been taken to hospital in the capital Nicosia.