Ten people have died and seven others are receiving treatment at a hospital after a fire broke out at TupTup Resort in the Patowar Tek area of Inani, Cox’s Bazar. Eight of the deceased were members of the same family.
The fire broke out at around 7am on Saturday, October 17, and was fully extinguished by around 11am, said Talha Bin Jasim, media officer of the Fire Service.
According to local residents, a loud bang was heard from the resort’s kitchen at around 7am on Saturday. A fire broke out shortly afterwards and spread throughout the resort within moments. As the flames intensified, people inside the building faced difficulties.
Police and local residents said TupTup Resto and Resort was a wooden structure with nine rooms in total.
Three rooms occupied by tourists were checked out on Friday night, October 16. The remaining six rooms were occupied by 16 tourists.
