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Swedish Radio: Asylum Seekers and Fires

swedish radio: But police said in separate statements Wednesday that more than 300 asylum seekers have been evacuated after overnight fires in Vaxjo, Borrby and Malilla, according to Brandon Sun. One of the fires destroyed a cafe and dance hall in a wooden building in Vaxjo adjacent to a hotel being used to house refugees. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made. Swedish Radio said firefighters were able to stop the blaze from spreading to the nearby Hotel Butapalats but some 200 asylum seekers were protectively relocated to a nursing home. The causes of the three fires have not been established. The affected buildings in Borrby and Malilla were used as temporary homes for refugees while their cases are being processed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.