Overview
- A major fire swept the informal migrant settlement at the Naves del Tarajal around midnight on Friday and burned 42 chabolas that families had built there.
- Neighbors alerted emergency services, firefighters controlled the flames in about two hours, and there were no reported injuries.
- Police and the Ceuta fire service concluded the main blaze likely began with a candle and have opened an official investigation led by the Guardia Civil and judicial authorities.
- Separately, officers detained an employee of the municipal cleaning company Servilimpce in connection with other vehicle and container fires earlier in the week.
- The fires underscore the risks of densely packed improvised shelters that use candles and bonfires and raise security concerns about tension and viral rumors that authorities say they are monitoring closely.