Huge Fire Erupts at Dunkirk Migrant Camp

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At least ten people were injured when a huge fire erupted at a camp housing migrants on the outskirts of Dunkirk in northern France on Monday evening.

Agence France-Presse reported the camp in the Dunkirk suburb of Grande-Sythne was destroyed in the blaze that followed clashes between migrants living there.

These videos show flames rising from the Grande-Synthe, or La Liniere, camp.

The Grande-Synthe migrant camp, which was developed by Doctors Without Borders and the local government, was only opened in early 2016. French authorities in March announced plans to dismantle the Dunkirk camp “as soon as possible.”