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Some 20 people injured in refugee shelter fire in western Sweden - police

Other News Materials 26 February 2017 17:31 (UTC +04:00)
About 20 people have been seriously injured in fire that occurred on Sunday in the largest shelter for refugees in the city of Vanersborg in western Sweden
Some 20 people injured in refugee shelter fire in western Sweden - police

About 20 people have been seriously injured in fire that occurred on Sunday in the largest shelter for refugees in the city of Vanersborg in western Sweden, local police said in a statement, Sputnik reported.

The cause of the fire is still unknown, though the police do not rule out arson.

"The fire started on the third floor. The two people reportedly jumped from a window to avoid the smoke. Those two persons were taken to the hospital with injuries received due to the fall," police said adding that some 10-20 people suffered from smoke inhalation.

Earlier this week, riots erupted in the Stockholm’s Rinkeby district, which has one of the city’s highest immigrant populations. Rioters set fire to cars and looted local stores. Moreover, the Islamic Cultural Association of Kungalv, a cultural center also used as a mosque, in the Swedish southwestern city of Gothenburg, was set ablaze by unknown arsonists.

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