Refugees and migrants stand at the closed gate of the Moria migrant camp, after a fire at the facility Intimenews/Manolis Lagoutaris/ReutersThousands of migrants fled one of Greece’s biggest refugee camps last night after a fire burnt most of the compound to the ground. There were no reported injuries in the blaze on the island of Lesbos but about 200 children had to be moved to sheltered facilities in Mytilene, the island’s capital. Scores of firefighters worked to extinguish the fire at the Moria camp, which spread quickly in gale force winds. The cause of the fire was not known last night. Police were investigating the possibility that it may have been started by migrants.

Source: The Times September 19, 2016 23:26 UTC