Fire guts 500 houses at Rohingya camp
At least 500 houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at Noyapara Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf upazila early yesterday.
Meanwhile, at least 30 people sustained injuries while trying to douse the fire.
Station Officer at Teknaf Fire Station Mukul Kumar Nath said the fire originated at Block-E of the camp around 2:00am soon engulfed the adjacent area.
On information, two firefighting units from Teknaf and Ukhiya fire stations rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after two hours of frantic effort.
Local claimed that the fire might have been originated from a gas stove, the officer added.
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