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Fire destroys over 30 houses

NAMAKKAL: Nearly 30 thatched houses built for refugees in the Mettupatti camp were destroyed in a fire on Monday evening. However, no loss of life was reported.

Police sources said that about 300 refugees from Sri Lanka are housed in a row of houses in the camp near here. Fire broke out in one of the houses and spread to other houses too. Collector U. Sahayam and officials rushed to the spot and supervised the relief operations. The cause of the fire is not known.

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