Blaze rips through Syrian #refugee_camp in #Lebanon
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A fire ripped through a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley at dawn Saturday, burning down a number of tents but injuring no one, state media reported. It was unclear if the fire at the Jdita refugee camp, a few kilometers southeast of Zahle, was the result of arson or if it was caused by accident. Last year Lebanese residents of the Bekaa town of Qsarnaba burned down a Syrian refugee camp to force the #refugees off the land. But fires and other tragedies have also occurred in camps due to neglect and poor safety standards. read more
