Amsterdam Airport Fire Kills 11

World | October 27, 2005, Thursday // 00:00

A fire broke out early on Thursday in a prison complex for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, killing 11 people and injuring 15. Officials said a number of detainees escaped during the fire. Police were searching for an unknown number of escaped prisoners, the report said. The large prison block is located on the east side of Europe's fourth largest airport and is surrounded by a three-metre fence and barbed wire.

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