A terrible fire broke out in St. Martin, a coral island. No casualties have been reported so far in the incident. The island's residents say that the fire caused this great damage because there is no fire service on the island.
The incident took place in the Galachipa area of the island's west beach at 2:30 am on Tuesday (January 14).
The matter was confirmed by the chairman of the St. Martin Union Parishad, Mujibur Rahman.
He said that Shayari, Beach Valley and Kingshuk Resorts were burnt to ashes in a terrible fire in St. Martin at midnight. No tourists or locals were injured in the incident.
St. Martin resident Abdul Malek said that usually the island's waste is burned in the sand dunes, which could have caused this incident. This great damage was caused by the fire because there is no fire service on the island.