Fire destroys 36 shops and houses in Chattogram
Fire destroys 36 shops and houses in Chattogram

A ruinous fire broke out at the Akmal Ali Ghat area under the EPZ Police Station in Chattogram city in the early hours on 17 November, burning 36 shops and houses to ashes. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths have been reported in the incident, reports TBS. The fire started around 12:05am at...

Fire breaks out in Northern India hospital ward, claims lives of 10 newborn babies
Fire breaks out in Northern India hospital ward, claims lives of 10 newborn babies

A devastating fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a hospital in northern India, tragically claiming the lives of 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, according to authorities. The blaze occurred late Friday night at a hospital in Jhansi, located in the Uttar Pradesh...

Fire at foam factory in Chattogram contained
Fire at foam factory in Chattogram contained

A fire that erupted at a foam manufacturing factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the Sagorika area of Chattogram has been brought under control. The blaze, which began around 4:45 PM, was quickly contained by five units of the Fire Service within 30 minutes, according to Abdul Aziz, a...

Firefighters gain ground as Southern California wildfire continues to rage
Firefighters gain ground as Southern California wildfire continues to rage

Improved weather conditions over the weekend allowed firefighters to make significant progress in containing the Mountain Fire burning northwest of Los Angeles. By Sunday evening, the blaze was 31% contained, up from just 7% on Friday, as nearly 3,000 personnel worked tirelessly to control the...

BRTC bus catches fire on Kuril Bishwa Road
BRTC bus catches fire on Kuril Bishwa Road

A fire broke out in a double-decker BRTC bus on Kuril Bishwa Road in the capital. Upon receiving the news, two units of the Fire Service were dispatched to the scene. The Fire Service was notified of the fire at 1:40 PM on Friday, November 8. Rashed Bin Khaled, the duty officer at the Kurmitola...

Fire erupts in Badda residential building
Fire erupts in Badda residential building

A fire erupted in a residential building near Suvastu Tower in Dhakas Badda area on Thursday afternoon. Khaleda Yeasmin, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters, reported that the fire started on the fourth floor of the six-story building at approximately 2:36 p.m. and...

Students, protesting people set Jatiya Party’s central office on fire
Students, protesting people set Jatiya Party’s central office on fire

Students, united under the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement platform, on Thursday evening set ablaze Jatiya Partys central office at Bijoynagar area in the capital, following attacks on the students allegedly by the party members. To avenge the attacks on students, a large group converged at...

Fire service has limitations, not disappointments: Home adviser
Fire service has limitations, not disappointments: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that the Fire Service and Civil Defence has limitations, not disappointments, reports Independent. He made this remark on Monday after visiting the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence at Fulbariya. The fire service...

One dead as BTCL building roof collapse in Gazipur
One dead as BTCL building roof collapse in Gazipur

A man died and two others were injured after roof of a one-storey building of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) collapsed in the Tongi TT area of Gazipur on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Amin, 22, while the identities of the two injured could not be confirmed...

Fire breaks out at a tire factory in Chattogram; 5 units deployed to contain the blaze
Fire breaks out at a tire factory in Chattogram; 5 units deployed to contain the blaze

A massive fire has broken out at a tire factory in Chattogram, with five fire service units working to bring it under control. The incident occurred around 9:15 AM on Thursday (October 24) at a factory located in the Mousumi residential area, Naya Bazar, Pahartali. Resident Shakhawat Hossain...

Firebomb attack at Japan’s ruling party headquarters in Tokyo, suspect arrested
Firebomb attack at Japan’s ruling party headquarters in Tokyo, suspect arrested

A man threw several firebombs into the headquarters of Japans ruling party in Tokyo on Saturday, reported by public broadcaster NHK and other Japanese media. No injuries were reported. Tokyo police did not comment, as the investigation is still underway.. The man, arrested on the spot, had...