Online Desk 

Five bodies have been recovered following a fire at TupTup Resto and Resort in Inani, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.

The fire broke out around 7:30am on Saturday (October 17) in the Patuartek area, beside the Marine Drive road.

Syed Muhammad Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of Cox’s Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed the recovery of the five bodies.

According to the Fire Service, two units from Ukhiya Fire Station were dispatched to the scene after receiving information about the fire at 7:25am. The units arrived at around 8am.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.

Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge Atikur Rahman said the cause of the fire was being investigated.