What the records say
- When
- 22 Mar 2013
- Kind
- Fire
- Coordinates
- 19.29° N, 97.96° E
- Description
- Burmese refugee camp conflagration
- Deaths
- 37
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2013 Thailand refugee camp fire
Burmese refugee camp conflagration
On 22 March 2013, a fire at the Ban Mae Surin refugee camp in Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, killed 37 Karen refugees from neighbouring Myanmar, as well as destroying hundreds of dwellings. Thought to have started following a "cooking accident", the fire began at around 16:00 local time, and extinguished around two hours later. The fire had been spread by hot weather combined with strong winds.
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