Eleven killed in fire at jail at Amsterdam airport

A fire broke out at a detention centre at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport today, killing 11 people and injuring 15, Dutch media …

A fire broke out at a detention centre at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport today, killing 11 people and injuring 15, Dutch media reported.

The media quoted the Justice Ministry for the latest death toll. Earlier, a police spokesman said 10 people had been killed but declined to give further details before a news conference due later this morning.

An airport spokeswoman said the fire, which began shortly after midnight and took several hours to bring under control, had had no impact on flights.

The Dutch news agency ANP said all the dead were detainees.

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The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

The detention complex mainly housed suspected drug traffickers, police said, but it was also used to hold illegal immigrants before expulsion.

ANP said 350 people were being detained in the complex at the time of the fire.