About 100 houses in the Baan Mae Surin refugee camp, located in Khun Yuam district, were destroyed in the fire. There are more than 3,500 residents in the camp, most of them Karen refugees from Myanmar. 
	The fire started at about 4 pm and it took fire-fighters more than two hours to control the blaze. 
	There were conflicting reports involving the cause of the fire. Some sources said it was caused by a forest fire while others blamed careless cooking by some camp residents.

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Fire kills 27 at Mae Hong Son refugee camp

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