The fire broke out around 4:30 pm and spread soon, said Md Tanzil, in-charge of Balukhali Rohingya camp.
Four units of fire fighters are working to douse the flame, he said adding that the origin of the fire could not be known yet.
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No causalities were reported till 8 pm.
Bangladesh is now hosting over 1.1 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar and Bhashan Char in Noakhali. The majority of them came here in August , 2017, fleeing persecution in their homeland Rakhine state in Myanmar.
On January 14, at least 435 houses were gutted in a fire at Nayapara Registered Rohingya Camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district.
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Fires remain a hazard given the high density of the refugee camps.