Cox's Bazar: Several houses were gutted as a fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region on Friday, media reports said.
The fire incident occurred in Lambashia 2-East Rohingya camp at around 10pm.
Two firefighting units from Ukhiya Fire Service and Civil Defence managed to douse the blaze at around 11:30pm, Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Syed Haroon Or Rashid, commander of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn-14) told Dhaka Tribune.
At least 10-12 houses and two NGO learning centres were reportedly damaged due to fire.
The cause of the fire is still not known.
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