On the night of the 26th in Lebanon, the Middle East, a fire broke out in a residential area of refugees from Syria, where the civil war continues, and Lebanese troops announced that a local Lebanese youth had set fire to a tent.
At least 75 families have lost their homes in the fire, and the United Nations is calling for the protection of vulnerable refugee families.
A fire broke out on the night of the 26th in a residential area where Syrian refugees live in northern Lebanon.
The fire spread throughout the settlement, and according to UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), four people were injured and taken to the hospital, and the tent where the refugees lived was burned down, leaving at least 75 families. It means that I lost my home.
Lebanese troops issued a statement yesterday that there was a problem between a local Lebanese youth and a Syrian worker, and a Lebanese youth set fire to the tent.
The details of the trouble have not been clarified, but so far, two Lebanese and six Syrians have been detained and the history of arson has been investigated in detail.
Meanwhile, local media reports that the cause was trouble over wage payments.
Lebanon is home to about 880,000 Syrian refugees, the second largest in the surrounding countries, but there are frequent conflicts between Lebanese and Syrian refugees amid a serious economic crisis. ..
UNHCR is calling for the protection of refugee families, saying, "The refugee families had to flee with their children on cold winter nights. They lost their homes and a few belongings."