Blaze at Refuge Camp Kills Child

A blaze at a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey's Ceylanpınar district left 1 child dead and 5 children wounded.

Officials said they had yet to find out why the blaze occurred at Tal Hamoud Refugee Camp located in Urfa province.

Although Ahmet Kosa (9) was hospitalized at a hospital in Urfa hospital, doctors were able to bring the little boy back to life. The other wounded Syrain children were transferred to hospitals in Diyarbakır and Adana.

The blaze also affected two security guard at the camp.

Not first time

Previously, a blaze at a hospitality center in Akçakale, Urfa killed a child and caused the deportation of 600 Syrian refugees who protested the incident.

According to Turkish official, the total number of refugees who left the country "by their own" was 130.

The decision created criticism among several human rights organizations under UN. (YY/BM)