Asylum seekers at Napier barracks say they have been left without electricity, heating or drinking water

Asylum seekers at a former Army barracks have said they have been left without electricity, heating and drinking water since a fire broke out on Friday, while volunteers have been blocked from providing donations.

The fire started in one of the blocks at the Napier barracks site near Folkestone in Kent on Friday afternoon, prompting panic among the hundreds of asylum seekers housed inside. Five men have been arrested in connection with the fire, which Kent police say they believe was started deliberately.

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