No casualties were reported in the incident
After the fire, toxic fumes hung over the area for several days, posing serious health risks to locals.
Right under the authorities’ noses, chemical warehouses and small factories are operating in full swing in Mirpur’s densely populated residential areas, defying safety regulations and gambling with thousands of lives.
Despite danger, grieving families still gathering at the site looking for loved ones
Everyone was looking straight at the camera — as if it were a photo session, not a moment of pain
The massive fire that swept through a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory in Shialbari of the capital’s Mirpur was brought under control yesterday -- 27 hours after it broke out.
At least seven of those killed or missing in the Arian Fashion fire in the capital’s Rupnagar were aged between 13 and 18.
Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.
Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago
At least seven of those killed or missing in the Arian Fashion fire in the capital’s Rupnagar were aged between 13 and 18.
Despite repeated deadly fire incidents, the government has yet to relocate hazardous chemical warehouses from Dhaka’s residential areas to designated industrial zones in Munshiganj.
Experts say little has changed since the deadly Churihatta and Nimtali fires years ago
Heavy smoke, chemical hazards hampering rescue operations
At least 16 people were killed and several others injured after a devastating fire broke out at a chemical warehouse and an adjacent garment factory unit in the capital’s Mirpur yesterday.
Alo's last call to her father before phone went dead
All bodies recovered from garment factory
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
