Fire hits crowded Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh

A fire at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar district (Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP)

A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya Muslims in southern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said.

No casualties were reported immediately at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar district, said Emdadul Haque, a fire service official.