3 killed as fire hits IDPs camp in northeast Nigeria
Date
2/20/2022 12:11:55 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
At least three people were killed in a fire accident at an
internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in Nigeria's northeastern
state of Borno on Saturday, an official said, Trend reports citing
Xinhua .
At least 3,000 shelters were destroyed, while dozens of
households in the camp were displaced, said Yabawa Kolo, the
director-general of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency,
during an impact assessment visit to the Muna El-Badawy IDPs camp
in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The fire, which began in a tent, gutted other shelters because
there was no immediate fire service response in the camp when the
accident happened, according to the official.
Kolo said fires in camps and communities where IDPs had been
resettled became more and more common.
The agency was conducting an assessment to ascertain the level
of damage, noting the victims were in critical need for food,
shelter and other items, she said.
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