At least 70 houses, a primary school and three shops were gutted in a fire tha broke out at Talukdarpara in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban district early Tuesday.
Chahai Marma, chairman of Rowangchhari Upazila, said the fire originated from an oven early this morning and spread soon.
However, the firefighting units failed to reach the area for lack of communication facilities and the fire was doused with the help of local people.
On information, the army provided some food and financial assistance to the victims who have lost their dwellings.
Mozammel Haque, an official of the Rowangchhari Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, said the extent of damage will be determined after an investigation.
