{"id":20130079,"date":"2026-03-24T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20130079"},"modified":"2026-03-24T20:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:15:47","slug":"child-killed-as-blaze-destroys-900-homes-in-north-darfur-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/child-killed-as-blaze-destroys-900-homes-in-north-darfur-camp","title":{"rendered":"Child killed as blaze destroys 900+ homes in North Darfur camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A child has died and another person injured after a major fire tore through a displacement camp in North Darfur, destroying more than 900 homes. The blaze broke out on Saturday at El Omda camp in the town of Tawila, according to a report by the Coordination of Emergency Rooms in Jebel Marra and Tawila.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It began at around 12:30 local time on the second day of Eid El Fitr and spread rapidly through the densely populated camp, causing widespread destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report said 903 homes were destroyed, affecting between 900 and 1,100 families. That is equivalent to an estimated 4,500 to 6,000 people, based on average household sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A five-year-old child died from severe burns, while another person was injured and is in need of medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Families lost all their belongings in the fire, including food supplies, cooking equipment, furniture and personal items. Many are now left without shelter or basic means of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initial findings suggest the fire may have started when children were cooking lentils over an open flame. Strong winds are believed to have helped the fire spread quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The camp\u2019s shelters, built from highly flammable materials such as grass, wood and plastic, as well as their close proximity, also contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fires have become increasingly common across parts of Darfur and Kordofan in recent months, causing widespread damage and affecting thousands of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported by Radio Dabanga last week, a series of fires<\/a> has caused significant damage in several parts of Darfur, destroying dozens of homes and property in recent days, local emergency groups and residents said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In North Darfur, the Khor Omer Emergency Room said a fire broke out in the town of Khor Omer on Saturday, burning down 19 houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group said the blaze affected homes belonging to displaced families as well as members of the host community, causing substantial property losses. No casualties were reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In South Darfur, another fire broke out in Babanusa camp in Gereida locality, west of the Abuja market and east of Sheikh Ali Ahmed Younis mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary estimates indicate that the blaze destroyed about 30 homes, causing extensive property damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A further fire was reported at the Daraba mining site in South Darfur, also resulting in significant losses to property, according to local sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, three children died and five homes were destroyed after a fire broke out in the early hours of March 3 at Abu Dhar camp for displaced people in Umm Dukhun, Central Darfur. Two days earlier, a woman with special needs was severely injured, and between 600 and 1,000 homes and shelters destroyed, in a massive fire that swept through Kalma camp<\/a> for displaced people near the South Darfur capital of Nyala on Sunday morning. Miraculously, no human fatalities have been reported.<\/p>\n