Two dead, two injured after fire breaks out at Greek migrant camp


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Nov 2016

ATHENS (Reuters) - Two people were killed and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos late on Thursday, a police official told Reuters.

The official said that a 66-year old woman and a 6-year old child were killed when a tent caught fire in the camp of Moria. Two other people were seriously injured.

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