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A fire at an immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire has left two people in hospital and forced the relocation of around many of its detainees.A fire at an immigration removal centre in Oxfordshire has left two people in hospital and forced the relocation of around many of its detainees.
A Home Office spokesman said that more than half of those held at the Campsfield House centre in Kidlington, near Oxford, were being relocated because of damage to the buidling.A Home Office spokesman said that more than half of those held at the Campsfield House centre in Kidlington, near Oxford, were being relocated because of damage to the buidling.
"A fire at Campsfield immigration removal centre has led to more than half of the detainees being relocated to other removal centres around the UK. All the detainees have been accounted for and two male detainees are now in hospital. The cause of the fire is being investigated by police and the fire service.""A fire at Campsfield immigration removal centre has led to more than half of the detainees being relocated to other removal centres around the UK. All the detainees have been accounted for and two male detainees are now in hospital. The cause of the fire is being investigated by police and the fire service."
The fire brigade was called at 9pm on Friday night, and 10 fire engines attended the blaze.The fire brigade was called at 9pm on Friday night, and 10 fire engines attended the blaze.
In an audio clip posted online by the campaign group Corporate Watch, one detainee said that the block had "burned from the roof down", with flames leaping higher than the second floor.In an audio clip posted online by the campaign group Corporate Watch, one detainee said that the block had "burned from the roof down", with flames leaping higher than the second floor.
He said: "The roof is gone. It's ash down to the ground. Fifty to 60 rooms have burned down."He said: "The roof is gone. It's ash down to the ground. Fifty to 60 rooms have burned down."
Another detainee told the group that they were evacuated to a yard inside the prison near the blaze and feared being burnt alive.Another detainee told the group that they were evacuated to a yard inside the prison near the blaze and feared being burnt alive.
The UK Border Agency website says the centre, which is run privately by Management Incentive Through Investment Equity (MITIE), had space for 216 beds.The UK Border Agency website says the centre, which is run privately by Management Incentive Through Investment Equity (MITIE), had space for 216 beds.
It describes Campsfield House as a long-term centre for men who are detained pending the outcome of their immigration case and subsequent removal.It describes Campsfield House as a long-term centre for men who are detained pending the outcome of their immigration case and subsequent removal.
The centre forms part of a larger site used for training prison and police officers.
People living nearby described seeing the emergency services arriving and a strong smell of smoke.
A woman, who declined to be named, said she and her husband heard sirens and looked out of their front door towards a side entrance into the compound to see "four or five fire engines at about 9pm, coming down the road".
"I could smell smoke but it was hazy and damp last night so it was difficult to see anything over there," she said.
Another woman said she had smelled what she thought was a bonfire and later heard sirens.
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