Fire guts two oil tankers at Dhaka airport


FE Team | Published: December 14, 2022 15:00:38 | Updated: December 14, 2022 18:22:13


Fire guts two oil tankers at Dhaka airport

A fire has gutted two oil tankers at the construction site of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal in Dhaka.

The incident was reported around 10:12 am on Wednesday, according to Shafiqul Islam, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Dhaka Zone-3.

According to bdnews24.com, four firefighting units subsequently rushed to the scene and put out the flames around 10:52 am, using foam and other equipment.

A preliminary investigation suggested that it was an accidental fire, but its cause was not immediately clear, Shafiqul said.

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