Dhaka-Bogura highway
Moving bus catches fire in Bogura
A moving bus caught fire on the Dhaka-Bogura highway in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on Sunday.
Ariful Islam, station officer of Shajahanpur Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, said the fire broke out at the Kurigram-bound ‘Kurigram Travel’ bus from Chattogram around 8:00am while passing through the area.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire after 30 minutes.
The fire might have originated from the battery of the bus, Ariful Islam said.
Sub-Inspector Abu Zarra of Kaliganj Police Station said as soon as the fire broke out, passengers quickly got down from the bus, avoiding any casualties.
However, the fire burned down parts of the bus.
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