United News of Bangladesh

Six people were killed in a fire that broke out at a resort in Patuertek area near Inani Beach in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar district on Saturday morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The fire broke out at Tup Tup Resort around 7 am and spread soon, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters. Two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 8:15am. The firefighters managed to extinguish the fire around 11 am.  The cause of the fire could not be known immediately.