1,200 homes burnt to ground in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp fire
The fire that broke out at Balukhali Rohingya camp under Ukhiya upazila in Cox's Bazar was brought under control after two hours this evening.
Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Additional Superintendent of Police Md Kamran Hossain said around 1,200 houses were gutted, adding that eight firefighting units doused the fire two hours after its origin.
Earlier, Rohingya Refugee Rehabilitation Commissioner Redwan Hayat had said that around 600 houses were gutted by the fire, however, no casualties were reported.
Ukhiya Fire Service Station's Station Commander Emdadul Haque said that the fire was put out at 9:10pm.
Earlier, Armed Police Battalion (APBn) Commander Superintendent of Police Md Naimul Haque confirmed our Cox's Bazar staff correspondent that the fire originated at Balukhali camp-16 around 5pm.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.
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