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Greece: Fire in Migrant Camp on Samos Island 'Under Control'

AFP

   ATHENS, GREECE - A fire broke out Sunday evening in the reception and
   identification center for asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Samos
   but is now "under control," according to police and firefighter
   sources.

   "The fire is under control but two or three containers were destroyed
   without causing any injuries," a police source said. Refugees stay in
   containers.

   According to the fire department press office, "three containers were
   removed as a precaution when the fire broke out."

   "The firefighters are there, there is no risk of the fire spreading,"
   an official with the firefighters' press service told AFP.

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