, Oct. 17 -- Ten bodies have been recovered as a fire ripped through a resort in Patuertek area near Inani Beach in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Saturday morning.

"10 charred bodies have been recovered so far and a BGB team has joined the rescue operation," said Talha Bin Jashim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.

The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.

The fire broke started at Tup Tup Resort around 7 am and spread soon,

Two firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 8:15am.

The firefighters managed to extinguish the fire around 11 am.

The cause of the fire could not be known yet.

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