At least three Rohingya men were burnt to death and 10 others injured in a fire at a market adjacent to Kutupalong Rohingya camp under Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar on early Friday.
The deceased were identified as Arman Ullah, 20, Faridul Islam, and Muhammad Ayas. They all are employees of a shop owned by one Syed Mosfata, officials said.
Ukhia fire service and civil defence station officer Emdadul Haque said that the incident of the fire was reported at about 2:30am and the flame was finally brought under control at about 7:30am.
At least seven shops were damaged in the fire.
Earlier, on March 22, at least 11 Rohingya people died and over 500 others were injured in a devastating fire that swept through five camps in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar, damaging shelters, medical facilities, learning centres and displacing over 45,000 people.
Commissioner office said that five were male and two were female.
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