13 firefighting units douse fire in Bijoynagar


FE Team | Published: August 24, 2022 21:13:01 | Updated: August 25, 2022 08:45:21


13 firefighting units douse fire in Bijoynagar

As many as 13 firefighting units doused the fire, which broke out at a building in the Bijoynagar area in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, after nearly two hours.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported till the filling of this report.

According to UNB, the blaze began at the tin-shed warehouse of Hamim Electronics, housed in a two-storey building, near Hotel 71 in Bijoynagar around 6:30 pm, Md Shahjahan Shikdar, deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said.

Thirteen firefighting units from Siddik Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence responded to the blaze. and the responders could tame the flames at 8:27 pm.

The reasons for the fire mishap and the extent of damage could not be confirmed immediately, Shahjahan said.

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