Bangladesh tourist resort fire kills 10

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A fire gutted Tuptup Resto and Resort at Patuartek beach in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, killing at least 10 tourists. The deadly incident occurred at one of the country’s leading seaside destinations, and emergency officials reported that the entire facility was destroyed.

At least 10 tourists have been killed in a fire at a seaside resort in the southeastern Bangladeshi district of Cox’s Bazar, the country’s largest travel destination, officials said on Saturday. Dolon Acharya, an officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence department, said the fire broke out in the morning at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Patuartek beach. The flames gutted the entire facility. The scene is located more than 320km (199 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka. Acharya said...