Fire breaks out at Balukhali Rohingya camp again

A fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila again. 

The incident occurred at the Balukhali refugee camp no 9 at around 2:30pm on Monday. 

A madarasa facility was gutted in the fire. No casualties or major damage was reported in the fire. 

Contacted, Ukhiya Fire Service Station Officer Md Emdadul Haque said: “We had rushed to the spot as soon as we were informed about the fire. But locals were able to douse the fire before we could reach the camp. 


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“Only a madrasa was gutted in the fire. No major damage was reported in the incident.”

The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately.

Earlier on March 22, a deadly fire broke out at the same camp that left at least 11 dead and over 500 injured.

The fire gutted down over 10,000 homes, affecting more than 40,000 people.