BEIRUT, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A huge fire broke out Sunday in a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's east Bekaa town of Qob Elias, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
According to the NNA report, several people were wounded in the fire.
A security source told Xinhua that the reasons that led to the fire are unknown, adding that the randomly erected camp consists of 150 tents with around 1000 refugees living in it.
The Lebanese Civil Aviation Meteorology Department warned of the risk of fires and exposure to direct sunlight in the ongoing extremely hot weather, especially during the afternoon period.
According to the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Lebanon hosts around 1.1 million Syrians who fled their war-torn country since the rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad in March 2011.
