Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A fire fuelled by underground gas in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya has continued to burn more than 24 hours after erupting during a deep tube-well installation, with fresh signs of gas escaping from several points around the site.

Experts from Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (BAPEX) said on Wednesday that the seepage was no longer confined to the borehole, raising concerns over how to contain the blaze.

SM Nafefun Arham, BAPEX's geology manager and head of the geological survey team, said specialists had collected rock and water samples but could not safely gather gas samples.

They were weighing several options for the next steps as signs of gas leakage emerged at multiple locations.

Arham had earlier ...