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Cox’s Bazar Fire Station Chief Officer Shahdat Hossain told bdnews24.com Tuesday morning that although the fire was controlled overnight, smoke was still visible amid the burned debris. Fire service personnel and locals are working to remove the debris. “So far we have recovered the bodies of seven Rohingya and handed them over to APBN. Among them are two children, two women and three men.
After the fire broke out in the camp, several NGOs opened a first aid center at Balukhali Abul Kashem High School in Palangkhali Union.
BRAC Assistant Health Officer in charge. Ranju Mia said they have treated more than 2,000 injured people since Monday afternoon.
The fire started around 4 p.m. Monday from Rohingya Camp No. 7W in Balukhali, Ukhia. Later, it spread to adjacent camps 9, 10 and 11, said the Commissioner for Extra Aid and Refugee Repatriation, Samchu-Douja Nayan.
He said: “The fire spread rapidly as the houses in the camp were adjacent to the huts and the wind speed was high at the time. As soon as the fire broke out, the locals along with the volunteers tried to put out the fire. Later, the fire service personnel also joined the fire control ”.
SP Atiqur Rahman, commander of the 14th Armored Police Battalion (APBN) in Cox’s Bazar, said the fire was brought under control at 9:15 p.m. after more than five hours of efforts by the fire service, the army, the local police, APBN and volunteers. . However, you could see some parts of the camp smoking all night.
Cox’s Bazar Fire Station Official Shahdat Hossain said of the four camps, Camp No. 6 was completely burned down. Most of the houses in the other three camps were also damaged.
“In total, an estimated 10,000 houses have been burned. However, the investigation committee will determine how the fire started and the financial amount of the damage ”.
The Office of the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner is working to provide food and shelter to displaced residents of the four camps, authorities said.
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