A fire broke out in the cargo terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Saturday. local newspaper The Daily Star reported. All departures and arrivals have been temporarily suspended, writes TASR based on a Reuters report.
- A fire broke out in the cargo terminal at Dhaka Airport.
- All flights were temporarily suspended due to the incident.
- 36 firefighting units were deployed to handle the situation.
- Planes on the ground are safe, according to airport spokesmen.
- Bangladesh has seen its third major fire in a week.
According to the local fire department, 36 fire units have been deployed on the site so far. “All our aircraft are safe. Further updates will be provided as the situation develops,” wrote The Daily Star newspaper, citing the airport’s spokesperson.
Reuters reports that this is the third major fire reported in Bangladesh in the last week – a fire in a chemical warehouse claimed 16 lives on Tuesday and on Thursday, flames destroyed a garment factory building in the port city of Chittagong.
The third incident in a week shocks the public.
Source:
TASR/AP
