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Fire kills 10 at Bangladeshi beach resort

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 13:32 · Archive

A fire gutted a three-storey wooden beach resort in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, killing 10 people and injuring four.

A fire gutted Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox's Bazar district, southeastern Bangladesh, on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, according to Syed Mohammad Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense in the district.

The blaze erupted in the morning and rapidly spread through the three-storey wooden resort, which is located near the Bay of Bengal and is a popular destination for domestic tourists. Children were among those who died, though specific details were not provided.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear at the time of reporting.

Fire kills 10 at Bangladeshi beach resort
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In this story: Bangladesh · Cox's Bazar · Tuptup Resto and Resort · Bay of Bengal · Syed Mohammad Morshed Hossain

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