Fire at Bangabandhu Tunnel warehouse under control
There was no significant damage caused by the fire
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A fire that broke out at a scrap warehouse of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel has been brought under control.
According to officials at Chattogram divisional fire control room, the fire erupted in a warehouse at the Anowara end of the tunnel around 1:35pm on Sunday (10 March).
On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control.
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MD Abdul Malek, assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defense, said, "The tunnel authority had accumulated scrap materials in a yard. It is possible that one of the laborers accidentally discarded a burning cigarette in the yard, leading to the fire."
There was no significant damage caused by the fire, he said.
