Fire breaks out at French Refugee Reception Center amid protests

  06 September 2016    Read: 958
Fire breaks out at French Refugee Reception Center amid protests
Fire broke out on Tuesday at a refugee reception center in northwestern France amid protests against the government`s plans to accommodate migrants at the center, local media reported.
About 100 people gathered late on Monday in the Forges-les-Bains commune of Essonne department in front of the center to protest the accommodation of 90 migrants there, planned for October.

According to Europe1 radio station, police received a message about the fire at the building at around 2:30 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT) on Tuesday. The roof of the center reportedly caught flames.

The law enforcement is investigating the causes of the fire, the radio reported.

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