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Fire at Bhashantek BRP slum under control

Five units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control around 11:35am

Fast-moving fires torch national parks in southeast Australia

Lightning strikes on Monday evening ignited several fires in the Grampians National Park

Meghna Group tissue factory fire under control after 4.5hrs

The fire started around 5:00am, and 12 firefighting units managed to bring it under control around 9:30am

‘Not a Fiction’ earns second Oscar-qualifying spot at Tasveer Film Festival 2024

Shah Newaz Khan Cju’s “Not a Fiction” has secured its second Oscar-qualifying spot at the 19th edition of the Tasveer Film Festival and Market 2024.

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

June 7, 2019
June 7, 2019

50 shops gutted in Noakhali fire

At least 50 shops have been gutted in a fire that broke out at Choumuhani bazar in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.

April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019

Fire at CMCH brought under control

The fire that broke out at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital was brought under control after an hour of frantic efforts.

April 3, 2019
April 3, 2019

Housewife burnt to death in Kushtia fire

A housewife is burnt to death in a fire that broke out at her house at Ramchandrapur village in Kushtia’s Bheramara upazila.

March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019

Fire breaks out at Nakhalpara

A fire breaks out at tin-shed houses in Nakhalpara area of Dhaka’s Tejgaon Industrial area.

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.