Migrants in Ceuta were forced to flee from their camps as a massive inferno tore through their tents. The fire broke out last night in the Tarajal Industrial Estate, where many of the migrants who illegally entered the Spanish enclave on July 30 are living in makeshift shanty towns.Footage shared on social media showed scores of migrants fleeing the burning shelters, as huge flames and plumes of smoke engulfed the site. Around 42 tents burned down, according to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo. The local Fire Service said they received reports of a fire just after midnight. Emergency services flocked to the scene as migrants were evacuated from the camp. Firefighters battled the blaze for almost two hours, with no injuries reported.Although authorities believe a campfire accidentally sparked the inferno, the exact cause is still under investigation.Footage on social media shows scores of migrants fleeing the burning shelters Video grab shows huge flames and plumes of smoke engulfing the site Migrants and locals look on as firefighters and police work in an area where a fire broke out, burning improvised migrant shelters, following recent mass crossings of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta, in Ceuta, Spain, September 10, 2026 Firefighters and police work in an area where a fire broke out, burning improvised migrant sheltersThe fire comes just weeks after 70,000 North African migrants stormed Ceuta's beaches, quickly sparking a humanitarian crisis in the Spanish territory.Although most of those who entered Ceuta have now returned to Morocco, between 3,500 and 7,000 remain, with many sleeping on beaches and playgrounds - which they have turned into shanty towns. Locals have expressed that they fear for their safety amid daily reports of violence, including attacks against the military and dozens of sexual assaults.On Tuesday, Ceuta's leader demanded more EU help for the 'pressure cooker' territory following the massive migrant rush into the region. 'The city is completely different from what it was before this event; Ceutans have lost their joy and their lifestyles have been completely shaken up,' local regional president Juan Jesus Vivas told lawmakers in the European Parliament.'Ceuta is currently a pressure cooker which can explode at any minute. This is an unsustainable situation.'Vivas said he wanted the EU's border agency Frontex to set up a permanent representation in Ceuta and for Brussels to pay to help bolster border infrastructure.The Spanish government has already requested emergency assistance from the EU after the summer crisis.Brussels said Tuesday that it was working on the request and that EU migration chief Magnus Brunner was due to meet Vivas and Spain's foreign minister.Vivas meanwhile lashed out at Morocco, saying the incident 'was possible due to the complicity of Morocco or the consent of Morocco'. A firefighter vehicle and police gather near the site of the fire on September 10 Migrants sleep rough along a street in Ceuta, Spain, 04 September 2026 A group of North African men set up camp along a street in Ceuta on September 4 Pictured: Migrants on Ceuta's Trampoline beach, where make-shift tents have sprung up Troops in military vehicles have been deployed on the streets of the Spanish enclave Residents of Ceuta who have had their world turned upside down in the past five weeks have protest against the Spanish government's feeble attempts to secure its bordersSpain's top criminal court on Monday opened an investigation into the deadly rush, alleging it was facilitated by Morocco and pointing to failings by the African country's police.Meanwhile, declassified documents released by the government on Wednesday show that Spain's national intelligence agency had issued multiple warnings before the Ceuta border crisis about a potential mass crossing of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish enclave. The trove of 40 documents, which includes alerts, intelligence reports, charts and communications from multiple law enforcement and intelligence agencies, appears to undermine what Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said about the level of prior warning the government had before the sudden influx took place. Major protests in Spain have taken place in response to the migrant arrivals, with critics blaming the Sánchez government for its handling of the crisis, and his political opponents accusing him of pandering to Morocco.A report from Spain's spy agency sent that day to Moroccan intelligence services warned of plans on social media for migrants to enter Ceuta on July 30 by climbing a border fence separating the exclave from Morocco, or by swimming around it, the documents show. It mentioned that migrants might take advantage of Morocco's national Throne Day, celebrated on July 30.That same day, Spain's national intelligence agency issued similar warnings about 'several groups on Facebook and WhatsApp encouraging these attempts' in messages to Spain's Civil Guard police force.Once thousands of people were streaming across the border on July 30, a Defence Ministry intelligence report issued that day stated that Moroccan forces were passive and acted negligently to stop migrants. Migrants reach Spanish territory after swimming from Morocco to Ceuta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa, 30 July 2026 Migrants reach the shore after swimming from Morocco to Ceuta on July 30'It cannot be ruled out that Morocco may attempt to exploit the situation that has arisen in Ceuta to further its strategic interests,' the report went on. On Wednesday, Sánchez rejected the idea that the declassified documents revealed there was prior warning about a border crisis.'The existence of this campaign was known ... and was being monitored, but in no way did it constitute or could it be interpreted as an indicator of the scale, nature, or probability of what happened afterwards,' Sánchez wrote on X, referencing the spy agency's July 29 warning about what was brewing on social media.Sánchez has defended his government's handling of the crisis and said last week there was no evidence that Morocco's government orchestrated the incident. That sparked further criticism, particularly after a leaked police report alleged the involvement of Moroccan police in the episode.