At least 26 rooms of three Eco-resorts at Galachipa on Saint Martin鈥檚 Island were gutted in a fire which broke out early Tuesday.
Tourists remained unhurt in the fire incident.
Mujibur Rahman, chairman of Saint Martin鈥檚 union parisahd, said that the fire broke out in a room of Shayari Eco Resort at about 2:10am and spread to the adjacent Beach Valley and Kingshuk Eco Resort.
The hospitality room of Shayari Eco Resort, 18 rooms of Beach Valley and seven rooms of Kingshuk Eco Resort were gutted.
The blaze was brought under control at about 4:00am with the help of local residents, tourists and law enforcers, he said.
The fire spread fast due to wind, said local people.
The valuables of tourists were also burnt during the inferno.
However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately but it is suspected that the fire might have originated from an electric short circuit.
Deputy commander of Teknaf-2 BGB Major Ishtiak Ahmed said that the extent of the damages caused by the fire could not be ascertained yet.
