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COX’S BAZAR: Ten bodies have been recovered after a fire broke out at Tup Tup Resort in the Patuertek area near Inani Beach in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday morning.
“Ten charred bodies have been recovered so far, and a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) team has joined the rescue operation,” Talha Bin Jashim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, said.
Six of the deceased were identified as Ishrat Jahan Maliha, 30, and Milita Mehejabin Alvi, 23, from Banasree in Dhaka; Laila Jahan Nabila, 27, and Nafista Mim, 27, from Khilgaon in the capital; and Fariha Kabir, 33, and Faizan Ahmed, 5, from Chuadanga.
The identities of the other four victims could not be confirmed immediately.
The injured were identified as Shihab Uddin, 31, a physician at Mugda Medical College Hospital; his wife, Nafiza Newaz Khan, 29; Mannan, 34; Meherunnesa, 30; Masud, 30; and Samida, 32.
Nishat Angela, the newly appointed superintendent of tourist police, said she had received information about nine deaths so far, adding that the toll could rise.
The fire broke out at the resort around 7am and spread rapidly, Talha Bin Jashim said.
Two firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control at around 8:15am. Firefighters continued their efforts and extinguished the fire completely at around 11am.
The cause of the fire could not be determined immediately.
