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Fire kills 27 at Mae Hong Son refugee camp

A blaze raged through a refugee camp in the northern Mae Hong Son province on Friday evening, leaving at least 27 people dead and dozens others injured.

About 100 houses in the Baan Mae Surin refugee camp, located in Khun Yuam district, were destroyed in the fire. There are more than 3,500 residents in the camp, most of them Karen refugees from Myanmar.

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