A fire has ripped through a prison at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport today, killing at least 11 illegal immigrants who had been waiting to be deported and injuring 15 others, according to local authorities.
A spokesperson for Holland's Immigration Service said: "They were illegal aliens waiting to be extradited to their countries of origin. We are still busy trying to confirm their identities." Some of those being held have escaped.
The fire raged for three hours in the early hours of this morning. It began just after midnight. Approximately 350 people were being held in the prison at the time of the fire.
