Fire razes hundreds of shelters in Rohingya refugee camp
Officials and witnesses fear several people died during the blaze in Cox's Bazar
22 March 2021 - 22:22
Dhaka — A huge fire swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Monday, destroying hundreds of tent homes and possibly killing several people, officials and witnesses said, in the worst blaze to hit the settlement in recent years.
Video and photographs showed a blaze ripping through the Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar as people scrambled to recover their possessions...
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