Arakan News Agency
A fire broke out inside Camp 04 for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Friday morning and was brought under control following the intervention of emergency response teams, according to camp authorities.
According to Arakan Update, rapid response teams were deployed immediately after the fire broke out to prevent its spread. Authorities have not yet released any details regarding casualties or the extent of the damage, and officials confirmed that investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire.
This latest fire comes amid a series of similar incidents in Rohingya camps. On January 20, a massive fire broke out in Camp 16, Block D, destroying 448 refugee shelters across four blocks.
There was also a fire in a health center in Camp 4 in the Ukhiya area last December, as well as a major fire that engulfed Camp 24, completely burning around 50 shelters and injuring two children.
Additionally, a fire in Camp 7 in the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee area was brought under control without injuries, and a fire broke out in Camp 4 in April, which was controlled swiftly by the camp firefighting team with the help of volunteers, again without casualties.
Days earlier, a massive fire broke out in Camp 22 for Rohingya refugees, causing significant material damage after flames destroyed nine shops run by refugees. There was also a fire in Camp 9 in February due to a solar-powered battery explosion, partially destroying two shelters.
More than one million Rohingya refugees currently live in the camps in the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh, which the United Nations classifies as the largest refugee camp in the world. These camps were established after the Rohingya fled Myanmar over the past years due to a systematic campaign of genocide carried out by the Myanmar military since 2017.
