A fire broke out Saturday in the Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar.
The fire broke out at the Kanthal Gaach Tala Bazar in Camp 13 around 12:30 pm. Earlier on May 24, a fire broke out in the same place.
Kamal Hossain, assistant director of Ukhiya Fire Service, confirmed the matter.
At least 200 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon.
However, no casualties were reported in the fire.
.On information, several firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control around 1:50 pm, he said, adding that some dwelling houses and shops were gutted in the fire.
However, Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Samsudouzza Nayon said over 200 Rohingya shanties and other establishments were damaged in the blaze.
The fire-affected families will be given assistance, said the commissioner.
Additional Deputy Inspector General Md Amir Jafar, commander of the APBn-8, stated that attempts were underway to determine the cause of the fire, whether it was an accident or a premeditated occurrence.
