Not even a week has passed since the tragedy of Bangabazar in Gulistan of the capital. Meanwhile, a fire broke out in the same area at Barishal Plaza Market next to Bangabazar.
Fire Service and Civil Defense Control Room Duty Officer, Russel Farooq confirmed that the market caught fire at 8:05 am on Saturday (April, 8). The fire came under control around 9:30 am.
He told The Report.Live that 14 units of the fire service worked to control the fire on Saturday morning at 8:05 am. The fire started from the Barishal Plaza of Banga Islamia Market. The fire was brought under control after about forty minutes. However, he could not immediately give any information about the cause of the fire, damage, and casualties.
On Tuesday (April 3), 5 markets near Bangabazar were completely burnt. More than 5000 shops were burnt in the fire. As the flames of the fire did not stop, the market on the west side of BangaBazar again caught fire.
A terrible fire incident took place in Bangabazar of the capital last Tuesday morning. 50 units of the fire service, along with members of the navy, army, and air force also joined to douse the fire. The fire was brought under control after about 6 and a half hours. Thousands of shops have been burnt to ashes in this incident. Thousands of businessmen have become destitute. Businessmen said that the fire caused a loss of around 2 thousand crore taka.
