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Fire kills one in Lebanon refugee camp, Red Cross says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA massive fire in a camp for Syrian refugees in central Lebanon kills one person and wounds six others, the Red Cross says, adding that hundreds were being evacuated.
It is unclear what caused the fire, but local residents say the scorching temperatures of 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) and the valley’s whipping winds may have been a factor.
Residents of nearby villages could be seen using their own trucks and tractors to bring tanks of water to help extinguish the blaze.
Lebanon is home to more than one million refugees fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, many of whom live in informal tented settlements in the arid Bekaa Valley.
— AFP
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