Thousands homeless after fire guts Myanmar Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Fire engulfs a Rohingya refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, early Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. - AP

DHAKA (dpa): At least 2,500 people have been left homeless after a fire broke out in parts of an extremely crowded Rohingya refugee camp in south-eastern Bangladesh on Sunday, officials said.

As many as 500 makeshift shelters were burnt in the blaze, which took firefighters more than three hours to bring under control, officer Mohammad Iqbal said.