Fire kills 10 at Bangladesh beach resort including children

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 22:08 · Archive

A fire at a beach resort in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh killed 10 people including children and six members of one family.

A fire broke out early Saturday morning at Tuptup Resto and Resort in Inani, Cox's Bazar district in southeastern Bangladesh. The blaze killed 10 people, including children as young as five, and six members of the same family according to Al Jazeera. Nine more people were injured and taken to hospital. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

The three-storey wooden resort caught fire at around 6.30am local time. Fire crews and police officers attended the scene to support the rescue operation. Around 30 people were believed to have been at the resort at the time. Six of the ten victims have been identified, with ages ranging from 33 to five years old.

Al Jazeera reports that the resort was operating without a fire safety licence despite an official warning issued in June. A five-member investigation committee, headed by the Additional District Magistrate, has been formed to investigate the cause of the fire.

How it is being reported

• Ten killed in fire at beach resort in BangladeshTen people, including six members of the same family, were killed in a fire at a beach resort in Bangladesh.Al Jazeera · 17 Oct, 21:50
• Horror as fire rages at Bangladesh beach resort with 10 dead 'including children'A fire broke out early this morning at a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh today (Saturday), at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox’s Bazar districtThe Mirror · 17 Oct, 16:46

In this story: Bangladesh · Cox's Bazar · Tuptup Resto and Resort · Inani

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