Fire-Service

Four people suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas cylinder leak in Gazipur. The incident occurred at United Cylinder Re-testing Center-2, adjacent to Riaz Filling Station in the Naojor area of Gazipur city, at around 8:30 pm on Wednesday. The injured were sent to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. Talha Bin Jasim, a member of the Fire Service and Civil Defence media cell, provided the information. The injured were identified as Abdullah (18), Ahad (1...

A child drowned when a boat capsized near the Sriramkathi Bharatkathi ferry terminal along the border between Nazirpur and Nesarabad upazilas in Pirojpur. The child’s mother remains missing. The accident occurred around 9:00 pm on Monday, 19 October, in the Kaliganga River or near the adjacent ferry terminal. Nazirpur Police Station Officer in Charge Tarikul Islam said the boat capsized because it was carrying too many passengers and motorcycles. The deceased child, Arpita Bepari (8), was...

The Fire Service and Civil Defence has said a fire at a pharmaceutical factory in Tongi, Gazipur, was brought under control after four hours of efforts. The force’s Director General, Brigadier General Sultanul Afreen Junaid, said no one was killed or injured in the incident. The fire broke out in a building at Unit 2 of Drug International Limited on Beximco Road in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi at around 10:30 am on Wednesday. A total of 19 Fire Service units rushed to the scene to exting...

The Fire Service brought a fire under control at a warehouse in Mansur Khan Plaza in Chawkbazar in Old Dhaka. The fire was brought under control at 5:20 am on Tuesday after efforts by 11 units. Two firefighters fell ill due to smoke inhalation while extinguishing the fire and carrying out rescue operations. They are receiving treatment in the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Kazi Nazmuzzaman, assistant director of the Fire Service, confirmed that the fire had been b...

At least nine people were injured in three separate incidents in Kanchpur, Fatullah and Deobhog in Narayanganj. Of them, four people burned in an explosion caused by a gas cylinder leak in Kanchpur and two workers who suffered chemical burns in Fatullah have been admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Their conditions are critical. Meanwhile, three more people, including a man and a woman, were injured in an explosion caused by accumulated gas inside a house in the...

Fire Service personnel rescued 70 people who fell ill from smoke after a fire broke out at Matrix Garments factory in the Fakir Market area of Degerchala in Gazipur City. Nine Fire Service units brought the fire under control after nearly two hours of efforts. The fire broke out at the garment factory at around 14:45 on Saturday. Saidul Alam Chowdhury, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fire broke out at Matrix Garments factory in the Fakir Market area of Degerch...

The body of Rohan, a child who went missing 24 days ago in Dewanganj of Jamalpur, was found in the Brahmaputra River. Police recovered the body on Thursday morning. The family said he died after drowning. Seven-year-old Rohan was the only child of Monir Hossain of Bhangar village in Bahadurabad Union of the upazila. His uncle Ismail Hossain said Rohan went to bathe at Dafadar Ghat in the river near their home on August 24. He could not be found afterward. Local residents and a Fire Service...

As the number of high-rise buildings in Bangladesh grows at a geometric rate, lifts, or elevators, have evolved from a luxury feature into an everyday necessity. But behind this mechanical mode of transport lies extreme negligence and irresponsibility. The temptation to save a small amount of money, unskilled workmanship and the use of outdated equipment have turned lifts in high-rise buildings into moving death traps. The public is paying for the lack of regular maintenance and the cost-c...

The Fire Service and Civil Defence has launched an e-fire license system. The aim is to make public service access easier and faster. The initiative was inaugurated on April 30 at 3:00 PM in a ceremony held at the conference room of the EOC Building in Mirpur-10, Dhaka. It was formally launche...

A massive fire erupted at a tin-shed ink manufacturing factory in the Amulia Model Town area of Demra, in the capital. The incident occurred at approximately 11:38 AM on Thursday (April 30).Anwarul Islam, an official from the Fire Service Headquarters Media Cell, confirmed the situation. He stated t...