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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke out early in the morning at
an accommodation for asylum seekers, near Munkedal in Sweden October 20, 2015.
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Firefighters in southern
Sweden have doused the flames at yet another temporary facility for refugees
and migrants. The fifth in a series of suspected arson attacks in the last two
weeks comes despite tight security and secrecy over their locations. Teams from three fire stations have been deployed
to extinguish the blaze at a former retirement home in Oderljunga, being
prepared to become a temporary asylum for refugees, The Local reports. The fire
alarm at the facility went off at about 2:40 a.m. local time, regional
newspaper Sydsvenskan reported.
The
firefighters were able to put out fire almost immediately and save the
building, which suffered only slight damage from the water that was poured on
it and the smell of smoke that saturated the installation.
