Earlier, three buses caught fire on three consecutive nights in Dhaka’s Dhamrai, with the latest incident involving a passenger bus in the Sharifbagh area.
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a passenger bus in the Sharifbagh area of Dhamrai early this morning (8 November). Photo: TBS
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a passenger bus in the Sharifbagh area of Dhamrai early this morning (8 November). Photo: TBS
A parked bus of Savar Paribahan was set on fire by miscreants in Savar this morning (8 November), causing an estimated Tk2 lakh in damage.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
Savar Fire Service Senior Station Officer Jahangir Alam confirmed the incident, saying the fire was initially suspected to have been set by miscreants. The incident caused an estimated Tk2 lakh in damage, he added.
According to the fire service, the bus caught fire at around 2:55am at the Savar Thana Bus Stand area on the Dhaka-Aricha highway.
Two units of Savar Fire Service rushed to the scene and brought the fire under control at 3:10am.
Earlier, three buses caught fire on three consecutive nights in Dhaka’s Dhamrai, with the latest incident involving a passenger bus in the Sharifbagh area.
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