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Thousands Flee Greece Refugee Camp on Fire (PHOTOS)

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A fire has engulfed large parts of a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. 19.09.2016, Sputnik International

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Thousands Flee Greece Refugee Camp on Fire (PHOTOS)

19:30 GMT 19.09.2016 (Updated: 01:17 GMT 20.09.2016)

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A fire has engulfed large parts of a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.

The camp known as Moria houses as many as 4,000 refugees from Africa, Syria, and Afghanistan.

— chill (@shannthrax) September 19, 2016

— LifeguardHellas team (@lifeguardhellas) September 19, 2016

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Thousands have been forced to flee.

— Liana Spyropoulou (@LSpyropoulou) September 19, 2016

According to the Express, citing police sources, the blaze was started by the migrants before being fanned by the wind.

Tensions have escalated in the camp due to extended delays in processing asylum requests.

Emergency services say the fire is under control.