A fire broke out during the night in the improvised migrant camp located next to a warehouse area in El Tarajal, Ceuta, destroying the migrants' few belongings, including rags and household utensils. The fire consumed the precarious dwellings set up by the migrants in a territory where living conditions are extremely difficult.
During the day, although flames are no longer visible, authorities consider that the fire is not completely extinguished. The embers that remain among the rubble represent a risk of new fire outbreaks, maintaining the concern of the security forces present in the area.
The Spanish Security Forces are closely monitoring the situation, although initial investigations indicate that the fire did not originate from a deliberate attack. This distinction is important to understand the nature of the incident and its possible consequences.
The incident occurs in a context of great vulnerability for the migrants living in these improvised settlements on the border of Ceuta, where security and habitability conditions are precarious and tensions are constant.
