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Fire kills 18 migrants at Algeria camp: emergency services

Published: 24 Nov 2015 - 11:03 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 10:34 am
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Algiers: A fire has killed 18 African migrants and injured another 43 at a camp in Algeria, emergency services said Tuesday.

The blaze broke out during the night at the camp at Ouargla, 800 kilometres (500 miles) southeast of Algiers. The cause and the victims' nationalities were not immediately known.

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