Fierce fire in Bangladesh’s shopping center, thousands of shops gutted
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Newmarket police station chief Shafikul Gani Saboo was quoted as saying by news portal bdnews24.com that the blaze broke out on the second floor of the shopping center ‘New Supermarket’, located between Newmarket and Dhaka College, at around 4.45 am and quickly spread to other floors. It spread
Dhaka. Thousands of shops were gutted in a huge fire in a shopping center in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka in the early hours of Saturday. Newmarket police station chief Shafikul Gani Saboo was quoted as saying by news portal bdnews24.com that the blaze broke out on the second floor of the shopping center ‘New Supermarket’, located between Newmarket and Dhaka College, at around 4.45 am and quickly spread to other floors. It spread He said that teams of Army, Navy and Air Force are helping in extinguishing the fire. According to local media reports, 12 platoon of Border Guard Bangladesh has also been deployed at the spot to control the fire.
28 units of the fire service are also trying to douse the fire. Assistant Deputy Director of Fire Service Shahjahan Sikdar told bdnews24.com that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and there is no report of any casualty at the moment.
Building fires and explosions are a frequent occurrence in Bangladesh due to exploding gas cylinders, poor air conditioning and faulty electrical wiring. At least 23 people were killed in a blast at a market in central Dhaka last month. The cause of the explosion was said to be a fault in the gas line.
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