Conflict Incident Report

Two children killed in Chtaura refugee camp fire

Date of incident:

February 3, 2016

Death toll:

2persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Civil Defense

Syrian Civilians/Refugees

Two children were killed in the fire that broke out tonight at Chtaura Syrian refugees' camp, National News Agency correspondent reported on Wednesday.
The bodies of the three-year-old girl and the 11-month toddler, both Syrians, were transferred to Chtaura hospital.
However, the camp's tenants physically and verbally attacked Civil Defense firemen who had extinguished the flames and prevented their expansion.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/56232/Two-children-killed-in-Chtaura-...

Primary category:

Fire

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Two children killed in Chtaura refugee camp fire