Life in Lambashia Rohingya camp in Ukhia appeared normal. People roaming here and there. Grocers busy with customers. Kids playing on the street. Youths gossiping and watching videos on their smartphones.
April 3, 2021 Share
A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses said.
Local police chief Ahmed Sanjur Morshed said they recovered the bodies from the debris after it took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control. Several other people were injured.
The fire broke out early Friday when residents of the sprawling Kutupalong camp for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees were asleep.
Sayedul Mustafa, the owner of a shop, confirmed the dead were his staff.
“We had five workers who slept in the shop but three of them were missing. Then after the fire was put out with water, we found one body first, then all three. Two people survived by the grace of Allah,” said Aneesul Mustafa, a Rohingya refugee and the owner’s relative.
Fire kills 3 Rohingya refugees near Kutupalong camp in Cox s Bazar
Star Digital Report
Star Digital Report
Three Rohingya refugees were burnt to death today in a fire that gutted eight shops at the bazar near the Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya of Cox s Bazar.
The deceased were identified as Arman Ullah, Faridul Alam, and Mohammad Ayaz, all employees of a grocery shop, reports our Cox s Bazar correspondent quoting an official of Ukhiya Fire Service Station.
The fire started around 2:30 am and was doused at 8:30 am today. The cause of the fire could not be known yet, said Imdadul Haque, station officer of Ukhiya Fire Service Station.
Rohingya camp fire in Bangladesh kills three
A fire in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh (AP/Shafiqur Rahman)
A fire has destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people.
Local police chief Ahmed Sanjur Morshed said they recovered the bodies from the debris after it took firefighters several hours to bring the blaze under control.
The fire broke out early on Friday when residents of the sprawling Kutupalong camp for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees were asleep.
Sayedul Mustafa, the owner of a shop, confirmed those killed were his staff.
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