A huge fire has broken out at the vast 'Jungle' refugee camp near the French port of Calais, just hours after a string of bloody attacks struck Paris, leaving over 100 dead. The Calais deputy mayor told RT that the authorities are trying to tackle the blaze.
Powtarzam cześć obozu w Calais płonie teraz, jestem na miejscu. To moje zdjęcia sprzed pół godziny pic.twitter.com/2OIaySoQbf— Tomasz Sekielski (@sekielski) November 14, 2015
"There's about 10,000 square meters on fire. We don't know the origin of the fire yet..." Phillipe Mignonet said. "The fire brigades are fighting to reduce the fire, but because of the wind it is very difficult."
URGENT: Multiple reports say 'Jungle' refugee camp in #Calais set on fire https://t.co/Z8TWDHNmFt (Pic @MartaClinco) pic.twitter.com/qInTLzJUDI— RT (@RT_com) November 14, 2015
It is unclear if there were any casualties following the fire.
"We don't know yet, because the rescue services are unable to get into the places, because of the intensity of the fire. And because of the wind and bottles of gas it is still quite dangerous," Mignonet said, as he referred to any possible victims.
There had been immediate speculation that the camp was set on fire in retaliation for the Paris attacks, which left over a hundred dead. However, Mignonet refuted these allegations.
"That is two separate things, and the fire there has nothing to do with the attacks in Paris tonight," he told RT.
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