Fire
Housewife among 3 burnt in Dhaka’s Jurain
Three people including a housewife sustained burn injuries in a fire from a gas stove in Dhaka’s Jurain last night (February 10, 2024).
The burnt Bina Rani Das, 35, her brother-in-laws (cousins of her husband) Banomali Das, 30, and Topu Das, 32, are now undergoing treatment at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
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According to the family, a fire suddenly broke out from the gas stove when Bina was cooking around 6 pm.
Hearing her screams, Banomali and Topu rushed to the kitchen and sustained burn injuries while trying to save her by dousing the flame.
Md Bachhu Miah, in-charge of the DMCH police outpost, confirmed the matter saying that Bina received 50 percent burn injuries while Banomli had 20 percent burns and Topu sustained minor injuries.
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Bus catches fire in Dhaka's Shahbagh
A passenger bus caught fire in the capital's Shahbagh area on Saturday night.
The fire broke out at around 11:25 pm, said Mustazirur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Shahbagh Police Station.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
The fire might have originated from a technical fault, added the OC.
Police are investigating the matter, he said.
However, no causalities were reported in the fire.
4 houses, 1 shop gutted in Kurigram fire
Four houses and a shop were gutted in a fire at Nayarhat Ververi area in Sadar upazila of Kurigram on Sunday morning.
A van with 5 maunds of cotton was burnt to ashes in the fire that broke at the house of Khairul Islam of Nayarhat area at 4am.
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Locals said the fire spread to some neighboring houses immediately.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
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Later, locals entered a house and rescued eight sheep from the house. But the van, 5 maunds of cotton and some clothes in the shops were burnt to ashes.
Fire service personnel from Kurigram Sadar arrived and brought the fire under control.
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Holokhana UP Chairman Rezaul Karim he sought help from the Deputy Commissioner in this regard.
Poultry farm burnt to ashes in fire with 1,200 chickens in Ctg
A poultry farm with 1,200 chickens has been gutted in a fire at Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
The fire broke out at Kamal Hossain's poultry farm in Ward-2 of East Kalurghat area of the upazila on Friday morning.
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On information, members of the Boalkhali Fire Service rushed to the spot. But before thye could reach, the entire farm was burnt to ashes.
“My poultry farm was gutted in a fire around 4:00 am. There were 1,200 chickens in this farm. Everything was burnt to ashes. I have suffered a loss of about Tk 10 lakh,” said Kamal.
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Md Saidur Rahman, acting station in-charge of Boalkhali Fire Service, said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit.
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EU allocates €300,000 in humanitarian aid to gutted Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps
In response to the recent fire in one of the refugee camps, hosting nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, the European Union has released €300 000 to assist the affected population.
The incident left over 5 000 people without shelter.
The funding will serve to provide immediate emergency assistance to address the most urgent needs, notably in terms of shelter, water and site development, said the EU Embassy in Dhaka on Tuesday.
It will be implemented by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and complement efforts of other humanitarian partners.
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In the early hours of 7 January, a large fire broke out in one of the most congested camps, Camp 5, where it quickly spread. Close to 950 shelters burned down or were partially destroyed.
The fire also damaged communal facilities, including one health centre, 15 learning centres, as well as numerous latrines and washrooms.
Despite the extensive damage, no casualties have been reported so far, thanks to the rapid intervention of the fire brigade with the essential help of Rohingya community volunteers.
Since fires are frequent in the congested camps, EU-funded disaster preparedness programmes have helped humanitarian partners strengthen camp structures and better prepare for such risks.
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This new funding comes in addition to the over €38 million provided by the EU last year in humanitarian aid to Bangladesh, notably in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis, but also to reduce the impact of natural hazards.
Last March, when another devastating fire caused substantial damage in Cox’s Bazar camps, the EU released €1 million to assist the affected refugees.
3 vehicles set on fire in Chattogram, Chandpur, Sylhet
A pick-up van, a truck and a bus were set on fire in Chattogram, Sylhet and Chandpur districts early Saturday ahead 48-hour hartal enforced by BNP and some other opposition parties to press their demand for boycotting the 7 January election.
In Chattogram, miscreants set fire to a pick-up van at on Dhaka-Chittgagong highway at Dhalipara in Sitakunda upazila early Saturday.
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Abdul Hakim, officer-in-charge of Kumira Highway Police, said 8-10 miscreants forced the pick-up van driver to halt it around 5:30 am. Later they set in on fire by hurling crude bomb and fled the scene.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
In Chandpur, A bus helper suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a stationary bus on Chandpur-Cumilla highway at Chandpur Bus Station around 5:30 am.
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Sheikh Mahsin Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Model Police Station, said a fire broke out in ‘Ananda Paribahan’ bus.
On information, police rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
Khokon Mia, 60, a helper of the bus, who was asleep inside the bus, sustained burn injuries.
He was taken to the Sadar hospital.
Police suspected that the fire might have originated from mosquito coil.
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In Sylhet, arsonists set a truck on fire on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila early Saturday.Miscreants set the truck on fire beside Lalabazar Armed Police Battalion office around 1:45 am, said Md Jabed, duty officer of Dakkhin Surma Police Station.
January-7 election: 9 polling stations set on fire in 5 dists
At least nine polling stations were set on fire by unidentified arsonists in Chattogram, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Habiganj districts ahead of the Sunday’s national election.
Of the total, three polling stations were set on fire in Chattogram, two each in Mymensingh and Gazipur districts, one each in Sherpur and Habiganj districts.
In Mymensingh, miscreants set fire to two polling stations in Nandail and Gafargaon upazilas of the district early Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner of Mymensingh district and returning officer Dider-e-Alam Mohammad Maksud Chowdhury said unidentified miscreants et fire on Haripur Government Primary School in Nandail and Parshipara Government Primary School in Gafargaon upazila of the district early Saturday.
On information, firefighting units rushed to the spots and extinguished the fire.
Masum Ahmed Bhuiya, superintendent of Mymensingh Police, said five people were arrested in this connection and legal action will be taken after investigation.
In Sherpur, a fire broke out at the store room of Mirzapur Government Primary School at Bajitkhila in Sadar upazila of the district early Saturday.
Some benches were gutted in the fire, said Jabed Hossain Muhammad Tarek, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Whether it is an act of sabotage or not will be investigated, said Emdadul Haque, officer-in-charge of Sherpur Police Station.
In Gazipur, two polling centers were set on fire by unidentified arsonists in different parts of the district early Saturday.
Kaliakair Upazila Nirbahi Officer and assistant returning officer Hossain Mohammad Hye said miscreants set fire to the office room of Bashtoli Government Primary School in Kaliakair upazila early in the morning.
Meanwhile, a group of miscreants set fire to East Chandana Government Primary School in the Bason area of Gazipur city around 1:30 am.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
Miscreants also set fire to TNT Ideal High School at Telipara in the city early Saturday. But it was not a polling centre, said Abdullah Al Arefin, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service and Civil Defence.
In Habiganj, miscreants set fire to Dolairpar Government Primary School, a polling center at Chandona village of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district, on Friday night.
Md Manikuzzaman, in-charge of Chunarughat Fire Station, said miscreants set the school on fire around 12 am.
In Chattogram, miscreants set fire to three polling stations in Khulshi and Bandar areas of the port city of Chattogram early Saturday.
The centers which were set ablaze are Nishchinta Para Government Primary School, Mohius Sunnah Madrasa in Bandar area and UCEP School (Dabba School) in Khulshi.
Md Shamim, senior station officer of Bandar Fire Service Station, said two firefighting units were engaged in dousing the flame at the spots after being informed about the incidents around 5 am.
In Nishchinta centre under Chattogram-11 constituency, 3, 292 voters were supposed to cast votes in Sunday's national election.
The fire originated from the headmaster’s room of the school and valuables including books were burnt in the fire.
The extent of damages caused by the fire in the Khulshi school could not be ascertained immediately.
Mohammad Ali Hossain, Deputy Commissioner (Port-West) of Chattogram Detective Police, said they went to the centres after receiving the news.
Fire breaks out at a slum in Chattogram
A fire broke out at a slum in Chattogram’s Muradpur area on Thursday.
The fire broke out at the slum around 7:10 pm behind Chattogram Education Board and spread soon, said Kapil Uddin, senior official of Agrabad Fire Service.
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On information, four firefighting units rushed to the spot and put the blaze under control.
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However, the origin of the fire and the extent of damages are yet to be ascertained, said the fire official.
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Fire at Mohakhali Filling Station: Death toll rises to 3
The death toll from the fire at a fuel filling station in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area on December 6 rose to three, with the deaths of two more people on Sunday and today.
The deceased were identified as Md Salauddin, 38, son of Nur Hossain of Feni district, and Amir Hossain Sumon, 32, son of Selim Hossain of Chandpur district.
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Dr Tariqul Islam, resident medical officer of the Sheikh Hasina Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, said that Salauddin, who had 35 percent burn injuries, passed away at 10:15 pm last night while Amir Hossain, with 65 percent burn injuries, died at 7:20 am today.
Amir was a cashier of the filling station, and Salauddin was the repairman.
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The bodies were kept at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue, said Inspector Bachhu Mia, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp.
On December 6, eight people suffered burn injuries in an explosion at Royal Filling Station while a gas line was being repaired.
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Of the injured, Abul Khayer, an engineer, died after the explosion, while Mohammad Mamun, Masum, Md Rana, Kamal Abedin, and Jibon were undergoing treatment at the hospital.
8 burnt in explosion at petrol pump in Dhaka's Mohakhali
At least eight people suffered burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded at the Royal Filling Station in Dhaka’s Mokhakhali on Wednesday.
Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Anath Mitra along with locals took them to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
The injured are Md Salauddin (38), Mohammad Mamun (30), Masum (25), Amir Hossain Sumon (32), Md Rana (30), Kamal Abedin (50), Jibon (21) and Engineer Khair Gazi (44).
Employees at the BN Filling Station, next to the Royal Filling Station, also suffered burns, rescuers said.
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None of the injured are out of danger, said Dr Md Tariqul Islam, a resident physician at the burn institute.
Kamrul Hasan, an employee of Royal Filling Station, said the work of the gas line was going on for three days at the filling station. “I came to know that there was a fire incident during testing today. A total of eight people, including four from our filling station, were burnt there.”
Earlier, the fire broke out on Wednesday at 8:08 pm.
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Two firefighting units from Tejgaon Fire Station doused the fire at 8:45 pm on Wednesday, said Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (media cell).
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