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Five killed as fire breaks out in Cox’s Bazar resort
Fire
2026-10-17, 11:35am
Fire - representational image.
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 17 -Five people were killed in a fire that broke out at Tup Tup Resort in Patuertek area of Inani Beach in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday morning.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
The fire broke out at the resort around 7 am and spread soon, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
Two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 8:15am.
Five bodies were recovered from the spot, according to the Fire Service.
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately. - UNB