A large temporary refugee home in western Germany was completely burned down on Monday night, but a prompt evacuation allowed all the inhabitants to escape unharmed, Local.de reported.
Police reported that they were alerted to the fire in the large inflatable tent, designed to house 90 people, at around 9:40 pm.
Security guards at the accommodation centre spotted the fire quickly and were able to evacuate the 41 people inside at the time.
Witnesses said that the fire started inside the tent and spread quickly.
Around 50 firefighters rushed to the scene to fight the blaze, but although they quickly brought it under control there was no way to stop the tent being completely burned down.
The inhabitants were later brought to another refugee centre in Gelsenkirchen by bus.
Police have now begun investigating the cause of the fire, but there were no immediate leads on Tuesday morning.
Federal investigators recorded more than 1,000 attacks on refugee homes in 2015.