Tuptup Resort manager Suman detained over fire in Cox’s Bazar

Police have detained Mohammad Suman, the manager of TupTup Resort and Restaurant in Inani, Cox’s Bazar, in connection with the fire incident at the site that has killed 10 people.

He was arrested around 3:30pm on Saturday afternoon, almost four hours after the fire erupted.

Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Atikur Rahman confirmed the matter, saying Suman was taken to the police station around 6:00pm.

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A case is being prepared in connection with the “negligent deaths” caused by the fire, he added.

The devastating fire broke out at the resort on Saturday morning. Ten bodies have so far been recovered, while six injured people are undergoing treatment.

The fire erupted around 7:15am on Saturday morning. The firefighters reached the spot at 8am and brought the fire under control within 15 minutes, said Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Chattogram Division Deputy Director Md Towfiqul Islam Bhuiyan.

The resort authorities did not keep necessary fire control measures at the site including an extinguisher, hose pipe, alert system and planning in place, he added.

Later, at a press briefing in Dhaka, FSCD Director General Brig Gen Sultanul Afreen said the resort did not secure the necessary license from the fire department.

In June, a fire department official inspected the site, and upon noticing serious safety gaps had warned the authorities that it was too risky to continue operations there. However, the warning was defied and operations continued, Sultanul Afreen added.

Cox’s Bazar Development Authority Chairman Engineer Mohammad Jashim Uddin told reporters that the authorities of TupTup Resort also had not secured construction permission for the site.

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