Paris will soon set up its first urban camps for refugees -- one in mid-October and another later in the year, the city's mayor announced Tuesday, just hours after an uninhabited migrant camp was reportedly set on fire south of the city, CNN informs. 

Mayor Anne Hidalgo gave details of the city's plans for two camps, the first of which is being built on the northern fringe of the city -- primarily to accommodate men for short-term stays. It has 400 beds and will have 200 more in the near future, she said.

It would also offer services to homeless newly arrived migrants, such as social care, legal aid, health and psychological care, and information on where else to find shelter, Hidalgo said in a statement.

A second camp in the city's southeast is under construction in an old waterworks site and will open in late 2016, Hidalgo said. It would be dedicated to serving the most vulnerable groups, particularly families, single women and children, she said.

French media reports suggest the fire was deliberately set in the area, where there has been fierce opposition to the camp.

Hidalgo described the action as a "disgrace," according to CNN affiliate BMFTV.

The plans for the camps also come after French Interior Minister Bernard Cazaneueve pledged to close down the notorious camp in Calais known as "The Jungle," where migrants are still living in the thousands in squalid conditions.

The new camps will be run by international charity Emmaus, which says one of its main objectives is to organize solidarity by pooling resources between member organizations.