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Fire breaks out at Teknaf Rohingya camp

UNB . Cox’s Bazar
25 Apr 2023 08:57:08 | Update: 25 Apr 2023 09:00:03
Fire breaks out at Teknaf Rohingya camp
Fire breaks out out at Chakmarkhul-21 camp of Palongkhali union of Teknaf — UNB Photo

A fire broke out at Rohingya camp no-21 in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila on Monday night, police said.

The fire broke out at Chakmarkhul-21 camp of Palongkhali union of Teknaf around 9pm.

Sub-inspector (SI) Rokunazzaman at Whykong police outpost said two units of Fire Service and Civil Defence are currently working to douse the fire.

“The intensity of the fire is very high. We can’t provide any other information right now,” he said.

Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Md Shamsud Douza (Deputy Secretary) said the intensity of the fire is increasing.

“Four more fire service units from Cox's Bazar and Ramu on the way to help douse the fire,” he said.

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