Fire guts shanties in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camp
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire in a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh on Wednesday destroyed more than two dozen huts and a mosque, an official said.
Mikaruzzman Chowdhury, the top government official at Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar district, said no injuries occurred in the fire, which broke out in a camp in Kutupalong. He said 28 huts and a mosque were destroyed.
Chowdhury said firefighters were able to douse the blaze before it spread further.
More than 700,000 Rohi
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