Many shops have been burnt in Bangabazar
The fire service has said that the fire has come under control six and a half hours after the fire broke out in Bangbazar, one of the main cloth markets in Bangladesh.
Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defense Brigadier General Mohammad Main Uddin said in a press conference that the fire was brought under control around 12:30 PM.
However, it will take a few more hours to completely extinguish the fire, he said.
Mr. Main Uddin said, "The fire is under control. The fire will not spread further. It will take time to put it out."
48 units of fire service worked to bring this fire under control. Besides, more than two hundred army personnel worked. BGB, Police, WASA also worked together to bring the fire under control.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. An investigation committee of 5 members will be formed to find out about this. The amount of damage caused by the fire can be said only after a complete investigation.
Eight fire service personnel were injured while bringing the fire under control. The condition of two of them is critical. They are admitted in the burn unit of the hospital.
Director General of Fire Service said that on April 2, 2019, this building in Bangabazar was declared extremely dangerous by the Fire Service. A banner was also hung in the building. After that 10 times notice was given. But he said that the business was going on regardless.
The Director General of Fire Service Mr. Mine Uddin
"Fire is being put out in one place, fire is going on in another place," he said.
Fire service office attackedDirector
General of Fire Service and Civil Defense Brigadier General Mohammad Main Uddin alleged that the fire service headquarters, which is just opposite Bangabazar, was attacked. He also alleged that vehicles and buildings of the headquarters were vandalized.He said, "First of all by your side. Then why attack on me? Why hit on the fire service?”In the last one year, 13 fire service personnel have been killed and 29 others injured while fighting the fire.He said that he did not understand why the fire service was attacked. Responding to the question whether legal action will be taken in this regard, the Director General of Fire Service said that an investigation will be done first. Action will be taken after that.Fire service control room duty officer Rafi Al Farooq said that the fire was reported at 6:10 am on Tuesday.The director general said that after the fire, they first received information from a mobile number and then from 999.It was not immediately known how the fire started.It was not immediately known how the fire started.But it was not immediately known how the fire started. The traders of Bangabazar say that there are about 4000 shops.After learning about the fire incident, all the fire service units of Dhaka and surrounding districts have started extinguishing the fire there.Army units also took part in fire fighting. Reporters from the scene are reporting that the fire has spread to Bangabazar and nearby markets.The fire service workers in the market and nearby areas are unable to bring the fire under control even with water.
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