Bogura, Oct 25 (UNB) – A television explosion triggered a fire that destroyed a house at Paschim Voronshahi village in Dhunat Municipality area on early Friday.
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Gazipur garment waste warehouse fire extinguished
A fire that broke out at a Jhut warehouse in Tongi Millgate area on Thursday morning was put out after much effort.
Fire at Keya Spinning Mills Ltd in Gazipur
A fire broke out at the Keya Spinning Mills Ltd at Konabari on Monday.
Over 100 shops gutted in Chittagong market fire
Over 100 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Jahur Hawkers Market adjacent to New Market in the port city early Saturday.
Fire at Natore BSCIC jute mill warehouse
Natore, Oct 7 – A fire broke out at a jute mill warehouse of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) at Duttapara on Monday morning.
Fire damages Gazipur fabric waste Jhut warehouses
Gazipur, Oct 3 – Eight warehouses of jhut (waste fabric from woven and knit garments) were gutted in a fire at Ambag in the city’s Konabari area on early Thursday.
Fire at Minister Refrigerator Factory in Gazipur
Dhaka, Sept 13 – A fire broke out at Minister Refrigerator factory, a sister concern of My One Group at Dheerashrom area in Gazipur city at around 7 am on Friday. The fire originated from a warehouse at 5th floor…
Fire at EC office damages EVMs earmarked for Rangpur poll
Dhaka, Sept 9 – The fire at the Election Bhaban has damaged a large number of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which were meant to be used in the upcoming Rangpur-3 by-election on October 5.
Committee formed to probe fire at Nirbachan Bhaban
A five-member committee has been formed to investigate the fire incident at Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission on Sunday.
Unexpected fire at Nirbachan Bhaban basement at midnight
Dhaka, Sept 8 – Nirbachan Bhaban, the headquarters of the Election Commission of Bangladesh, caught fire in the city’s Agargaon area on Sunday around midnight.
G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight fires, repair damage
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands of soldiers got…
G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight fires, repair damage
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 26 (AP/UNB) — Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the d amage as tens of thousands of soldiers…
Burning Amazon Rainforest: Crime Against Humanity – C40 Chair
Paris, France (23 August 2019) — Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of C40 Cities, issued the following statement today: “The lungs of our shared planet are on fire. The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important common…
Several thousand families homeless in Mirpur – 7 slum fire
Dhaka, Aug 17 (UNB) – There is nothing new in slum fire in Dhaka city. When it happens, it leaves thousands of people in deep despair. Over 20,000 slum dwellers turned paupers within hours in Friday night’s fast-moving fire in…
Stand by Mirpur slum fire victims: Dr Kamal
Dhaka – Gonoforum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Saturday urged the government and social organisations to come forward in aid of the victims of Friday’s fire at a slum in the city’s Mirpur-7 area. “Thousands of people are living under…
Mirpur slum fire doused after 6 hours: Shaties gutted
Dhaka, Aug 17 – The massive fire that broke out at a slum in Mirpur-7 of the city on Friday was doused early Saturday after six hours of efforts by firefighters.
Lalbagh polythene factory fire guts a number of tinsheds
Dhaka, Aug 15 (UNB) – A fire that broke out at a polythene factory in Lalbagh on Wednesday night was put out on early Thursday. Ershad Hossain, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said firefighters extinguished…
4 killed in BD spinning mill fire at Gazipur
Gazipur, July 3 – Three more bodies were pulled out of the wreckage of a spinning mill in Sreepur Upazila’s Faridpur on Wednesday, taking the death toll to four. Two of the deceased were identified as Shahjalal Mia and Anwar.…
Sheryl Crow: Universal Studios fire destroyed all my master tapes
Sheryl Crow says the original tapes of albums including Tuesday Night Music Club and The Globe Sessions went up in flames in a fire at Universal Studios. The singer told the BBC “all her masters” were destroyed when an archive…
Kitchen Gas cylinder fire kills woman in Chandpur
Chandpur, May 27 (UNB) – A woman was killed in a fire that originated from a gas cylinder explosion at Laxmipur village in Matlab Dakkhin upazila on Sunday evening. The deceased was identified as Milon Begum, 50 wife of Mostafa…
Fire at Dhaka’s Baridhara, Shantinagar residential buildings doused
Dhaka, Apr 4 – Two incidents of fire were reported at two residential buildings in Capital Dhaka on Thursday evening and Friday Morning. In the first incident at Shantinagar the fire originated from a kitchen and in the second ar…
221 shops gutted in Gulshan DNCC kitchen market fire
Dhaka, Mar 30 – Just two days after a major fire in the Dhaka’s Banani area left 25 people dead, another fire broke out at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) kitchen market in Gulshan area early Saturday and gutted all…
Dr Kamal slams govt for loss of lives in Chawkbazar fire
Dhaka – Jatiya Oikyafront Convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday blamed the government’s irresponsible role for the Chawkbazar fire as it did not take any step in compliance with a High Court order to make the Old Dhaka safe for…
Officials say, 67 killed in Chawkbazar chemical warehouse fire
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNB) – At least 67 people were killed and around 41 others injured in a devastating fire that broke out at a chemical warehouse and raged through four other adjacent buildings in the city’s Chawkbazar area on…
Fire breaks out at closed jute mill in Chittagong
A fire broke out at a closed jute mill in the city’s AK Khan area on Friday afternoon.
Fire at Zaman Tower housing Oikya Front office in capital
Zaman Tower, a multi-storey building in the city’s Bijoynagar area which houses the office of Jatiya Oikyafront, caught fire on Friday.
BIWTA godown catches fire in Narayanganj
A fire broke out in a godown of Bangladesh Inland Transport Authority (BIWTA) in Khanpur area in the city on Friday.
Passengers in Zimbabwe caught in bus fire; 40 killed
Fire swept through a passenger bus in Zimbabwe, and police said Friday that more than 40 people died and at least 20 were injured, some with severe burns.
One killed, 6 hurt in Dhaka gas cylinder blast
Dhaka, Nov 16 –A child was killed and six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at Dhalpur in Jatrabari on Friday.
Four Bangladeshis killed in South Africa fire
Four Bangladesh nationals including three members of a family were killed as a fire broke out at a shop in Brits City area of North West province in South Africa early Saturday.