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Kaitlyn Offer

Fires break out in Melbourne refugee hotel

Fires broke out on two floors of a Melbourne hotel where asylum seekers are being held. (AAP)

Two fires have been sparked on separate levels of a Melbourne hotel housing refugees and asylum seekers.

Fire Rescue Victoria said there were fires on the third and fourth levels of the Park Hotel on Swanston Street on Thursday afternoon.

No one has been injured, the fires have been brought under control and firefighters are working to remove smoke from the building.

One of the fires was in a room and it is unknown how either started, a FRV spokesman said.

Asylum seeker and refugee men have been kept in the hotel, some for nearly two years.

The hotel has also seen a COVID-19 outbreak among the group.

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