One Dead In Migrant Centre Fire Allegedly Started By Gambian

One person has died and another injured after a Gambian man allegedly set a migrant repatriation center on fire, confirmed the Italian police.

He deliberately started the fire in the Restinco-Brindisi Repatriation Center in protest, reports said.

The just-under 40-year-old victim, thought to be a Moroccan, reportedly died of smoke intoxication while sleeping.

The fire was suspected to have started from a mattress before spreading, this medium has learnt.