Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters
Bangabazar market fire under control after 6 hrs
The massive fire that broke out at the Bangabazar market in Dhaka on Tuesday morning has been brought under control after more than six hours of frantic efforts.The blaze was brought under control around 12:36 pm, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.However, black smoke is still coming out from different places and firefighters are still working to fully douse the fire, he said.
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Brigadier General Md. Main Uddin, Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defense, said that the fire doused after more than six hours but it will take one hour more to extinguish the blaze.
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