Five units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control around 11:35am

Lightning strikes on Monday evening ignited several fires in the Grampians National Park

The fire started around 5:00am, and 12 firefighting units managed to bring it under control around 9:30am

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Two fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around 12:05pm, said Rozina Akter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence control room

Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off.

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"I have lost everything," said an inconsolable Matin Khan who had a small shop in the Mohammadpur Krishi Market that was ravaged in a devastating fire early this morning

Firefighters had to struggle to bring the fire at Mohammad Krishi Market under control due to a huge crowd of onlookers, Director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) Lt Col Md Tajul Islam said today

A total of 217 out of 317 allotted shops were damaged in the fire that ravaged Mohammadpur Krishi Market early this morning, a Dhaka North City Corporation official said

Monir Hossain, 60, started his business at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in 1997, just six months after the market opened

Several hundred traders at Dhaka's Mohammadpur Krishi Market are lamenting losing goods worth several crores of taka in the massive fire this morning

A total of 17 units of the fire service brought the fire under control around 9:25am, said Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer of the Fire Service Headquarters.

The fire broke out at 3:43am and was brought under control at 9:25am

When one enters the building of Sharif Market on Chittaranjan Avenue in Sadarghat, there is a feeling of suffocation, despite the empty spaces between the eight-storey building. The building has been identified as risky in terms of fire safety. However, it only has nine fire extinguishers.

At present, 30 fire service units, as well as teams from army, navy and air force, are working to douse the flames

Many people from nearby markets were also seen taking their belongings out of the area, with everyone occupying the street with their possessions

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A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Bank Bhaban in Motijheel this evening was doused.

A fire that broke out at a factory in Dhaka's east Jurain, Postogola last night (June 8, 2022), has been brought under control.