A fire tore through a wooden beachside resort near Inani Beach in southeastern Bangladesh early on Saturday and left 10 people dead, according to the country’s Fire Service and Civil Defence. Fire Service spokesman Talha Bin Zasim confirmed the toll around 1:30 PM local time (12:30 AM PT), bdnews24.com reports, and Syed Morshed Hossain, a Cox’s Bazar fire official, told Prothom Alo at 2:15 PM that rescuers had recovered 10 bodies. The resort, Tuptup Resto & Resort, stood beside Marine Drive at Patuartek beach in Inani, in the Ukhiya area of Cox’s Bazar district, according to Prothom Alo and bdnews24.com. The Daily Star puts it about 40 km from Cox’s Bazar town.

Accounts of the timeline differ. The Daily Star, citing the fire service, says two units from the Ukhiya fire station got the alert at 7:25 AM (6:25 PM PT Friday), reached the scene at 8:00 AM and had the blaze completely extinguished by 11:00 AM. The Daily Star says the fire broke out around 6:30 AM, and Ukhiya police station chief Mohammad Atiqur Rahman Majumder gave bdnews24.com the same time; The Business Standard says around 7:00 AM, and local residents told Prothom Alo and the Dhaka Tribune around 7:30 AM. In a separate Business Standard report that cites Prothom Alo, Toufiqul Islam Bhuiyan, a deputy director in the fire service’s Chattogram division, said the service received word at 7:23 AM and brought the fire under control at 8:15 AM; the paper’s later report puts control around 10:00 AM.

Toufiqul said strong sea winds drove the flames quickly through the wooden building and that four people lay dead inside two toilets on the second floor, The Business Standard reports, citing Prothom Alo. Morshed Hossain told The Daily Star that six bodies turned up first, followed by four more in a bathroom, and that the rescue operation ended around 2:40 PM with no more bodies believed inside. Abdullah, a next-door neighbor, told The Daily Star he saw flames coming from the kitchen area, beside the reception and near the only staircase to the upper floors. “The fire spread within moments and flames shot into the sky. The entire resort was engulfed and burnt down in a short time. By the time the fire service arrived, much of the damage had already been done,” he said.

Descriptions of the building also differ. The Daily Star calls it a three-storey structure built with concrete, wood, bamboo and tin, and says all rooms carried bookings on Friday night; bdnews24.com also says three storeys, built mainly of bamboo and wood; The Business Standard calls it a two-storey wooden resort. Toufiqul said the resort had gone up only seven to eight months earlier and noted a reported dispute over ownership of the land, according to The Business Standard.

Survivors described escaping through windows and balconies. Dr Shihab Uddin, a physician at Mugda Medical College Hospital, told The Daily Star that heavy smoke woke him and his wife, that flames blocked the front of the building, and that they escaped by jumping from a rear balcony, both with burns to their feet. Ashiqul Islam told bdnews24.com that his wife noticed the blaze and woke him, and that he escaped by smashing a window and jumping out, but his wife could not get out. (The Daily Star spells his name Ashikur Ashikul Islam and identifies him as the husband of Maliha, one of the missing.)

Severe burns made identification difficult, The Daily Star reports. Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital resident medical officer Subaktagin Mahmud Sohel confirmed six identities, including a five-year-old, Faizan Ahmed, Prothom Alo reports, and Ukhiya administrator Panna Akter told the paper that DNA tests would identify four badly burnt bodies. The Business Standard lists a seventh identified victim, Nasrin Akter Mukta, 28, from Ashulia. Superintendent of Police ANM Sajedur Rahman told bdnews24.com that six of the dead seem to come from one family: “Nine members of the family had arrived on holiday. Three are uninjured.” Names, spellings and ages vary between outlets; The Daily Star, for example, gives Maliha’s age as 28, while Prothom Alo says 30.

Fire officials say the resort had already drawn a warning. At a briefing at fire service headquarters in Dhaka, Junaid said an inspector visited in June and served a notice on June 11 declaring the building “hazardous,” The Daily Star reports. “They [resort authorities] paid little heed to the warning and kept the business running,” he said, adding that the resort effectively operated without permission. Toufiqul said such places should have portable extinguishers, fire alarms and a fire-safety plan, and that this resort had none of them and no fire-safety license, The Business Standard reports, citing Prothom Alo. (The Business Standard spells the director general’s name Zunaid.)

Police detained the resort manager, Mohammad Suman, for questioning, The Business Standard reports, citing Ukhiya police chief Majumder. Deputy Commissioner Mannan told Prothom Alo that a five-member committee led by the Additional District Magistrate will look into the cause. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat expressed sorrow over the deaths and directed the Bangladesh Tourism Board to send a team to the scene, The Daily Star reports; it says the ministry plans fire-safety and rescue training for tourism workers with the fire service. The Business Standard reports that the fire service plans to issue fire-risk notices to establishments after talks with officials and tourism-sector representatives.