Yemen fire kills dozens in African migrant centre

Addis Ababa, March 8, 2021 (FBC) -A fire at overcrowded migrant detention centre in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, may have killed as many as 30 people and injured 170 others, officials with the UN Migration Agency (IOM) say.

The fire came as renewed Saudi airstrikes hit the city and the Houthis mounted a missile and drone attack on oil installations in Saudi Arabia.

Conditions at the detention facility were said to be squalid even before this devastating fire.

Migrants and guards are reported to be among the dead, according to BBC.