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A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing 10 people · Best of: Features

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A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, killing ten people. This article
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is being read by an automated voice generated by Everlett. Dhaka, Bangladesh,
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the AP, a fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on
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Saturday, killing ten people and injuring four, an official said. The fire
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broke out at Tuptup Resto and resort at Inani and Cox's Bazaar
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District, a popular destination for domestic tourists, Syed Mohammed Morshed Han Hasen,
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Deputy Assistant Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense in the district,
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said the resort is located near the Bay of Bengal. The blaze
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erupted in the morning, and quickly spread through the three storey wooden
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resort, he said. Some people had taken shelter in the washrooms to
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save their lives, but they died there. It was early in the
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morning, and the resort guests were asleep. Safel Islam, a volunteer, said.
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He said the victims included women and children. It wasn't immediately clear
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what caused the fire. Authorities ordered an investigation.