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Car catches fire on flyover near airport

Two fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around 12:05pm, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room

Fire forces Southampton to postpone clash with Preston

Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off.

Minimising fire hazards in the home

Fire hazards remain one of the most underemphasised and silent menaces of modern living. And while recent tragedies have left us all reeling in shock and disbelief, many remain unaware of the appropriate measures that need to be taken to prevent fire breakouts in the home, or the protocols to follow if such a fire does break out. It is high time we take the following vital steps to minimise fire hazards in our homes.

‘Fire destroyed the small business that fed my family’

"I have lost everything," said an inconsolable Matin Khan who had a small shop in the Mohammadpur Krishi Market that was ravaged in a devastating fire early this morning

Big crowd made firefighting at Krishi Market difficult: fire service director

Firefighters had to struggle to bring the fire at Mohammad Krishi Market under control due to a huge crowd of onlookers, Director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Lt Col Md Tajul Islam said today

Krishi Market fire: At least 217 shops damaged, says DNCC

A total of 217 out of 317 allotted shops were damaged in the fire that ravaged Mohammadpur Krishi Market early this morning, a Dhaka North City Corporation official said

26 years of hard work turns to ashes in the blink of an eye

Monir Hossain, 60, started his business at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in 1997, just six months after the market opened

Krishi Market fire: Traders lament losing everything

Several hundred traders at Dhaka's Mohammadpur Krishi Market are lamenting losing goods worth several crores of taka in the massive fire this morning

Mohammadpur Krishi Market fire in pictures

A total of 17 units of the fire service brought the fire under control around 9:25am, said Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer of the Fire Service Headquarters.

February 8, 2019
February 8, 2019

10 die in fire at Brazil soccer team complex

Firefighters say 10 people die in fire at a training facility of one Brazil’s largest soccer clubs.

October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018

Gazipur fire kills man, injure four

An elderly man was burned to death and four others were injured as a fire broke out at a labour colony in Gazipur city's Dakkhinpara area on Thursday night.

October 14, 2018
October 14, 2018

Fire at Indira Road carton factory

A fire breaks out at a carton manufacturing company on Indira road in Dhaka.

July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018

Fire at Karwan Bazar, doused after 1hr

A fire breaks out at Hasina market in Dhaka’s kitchen market Karwan Bazar.

June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018

Fire at Benapole port burns 12 goods-laden trucks

At least 12 trucks carrying imported goods from India are gutted as a fire breaks out at a truck terminal of Benapole land port in Jessore.

June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018

Fire at Benapole port burns 12 goods-laden trucks

At least 12 trucks carrying imported goods from India are gutted as a fire breaks out at a truck terminal of Benapole land port in Jessore.

May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018

Paribagh power sub-station fire under control

The fire that broke out at a sub-station of Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd in Paribagh area of Dhaka has been brought under control.

January 30, 2018
January 30, 2018

Fire at City Heart Shopping Complex doused

A fire that broke out at City Heart Shopping Complex in Dhaka's Nayapaltan area is doused after nearly two hours of frantic efforts.

October 14, 2017
October 14, 2017

Fire at Rajshahi community centre

A fire breaks out at a community centre at Shaheb bazaar in Rajshahi city

September 8, 2017
September 8, 2017

Lalbagh fire doused

A fire that breaks out at a scrap shop near Dhaka’s Lalbagh Fort this evening was been doused after one hour of efforts.

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