Officials Probe Fires at Immigration Center
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From Times Wire Reports
British police and immigration officials were investigating a series of fires that broke out during a disturbance at Europe’s largest detention center for asylum seekers.
Bedfordshire police spokesman Des Lawless said officers had captured eight detainees who escaped during Thursday night’s fire at the Yarl’s Wood complex, 50 miles north of London.
Police said six people suffered minor injuries.
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