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Afghan refugee dies in container fire in Lesvos

Topic
Refugees
Country/Region
Greece

05 December 2019

"A 27-year-old refugee from Afghanistan died in a fire that started in the makeshift Kara Tepe migrant camp on Lesvos, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported."

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See: Afghan refugee dies in container fire in Lesvos (ekathimerini.com, link)

"The incident happened at dawn on Thursday when a fire broke out inside the container where the woman lived with her 28-year-old husband and their three children aged 5, 2 and an infant.

The 28-year-old man managed to save the three children before he passed out from the smoke. He was transferred to Mytilene’s hospital where he is being treated for breathing problems."

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