The 3 reasons for the delay in extinguishing the fire

Director General of Fire Service and Civil Defense Brigadier General Md. Mine Uddin He said that there was delay in controlling the fire due to shortage of water, eager crowd and wind.

He said this at a briefing at the fire service headquarters in Bangabazar at around 1:20 pm on Tuesday (April 4).

Brigadier General Md. Main Uddin said, the fire was brought under control at 12:36 with the efforts of 48 units of the fire service. Besides, many forces and organizations including Army, Navy, Air Force, BGB, Police, RAB and WASA have worked with us.

Showing a video recorded on his mobile phone, the DG of the fire service said that the crowd of eager people here had to rush to put out the fire. It was so overcrowded that there wasn't even a place where our members could go and work. The second problem was lack of water, and the third problem was wind. Fire from one place moves to another due to wind.

He said that eight members of the fire service were injured in the fire today. Two of them are undergoing treatment at Sheikh Hasina National Burn Institute in critical condition.

When asked about the attack on the headquarters of the fire service. Main Uddin said that the fire market and the fire service office are on either side of the road. I want to say as DG of fire service, why we were attacked? Who did it? The incident will be investigated and further action will be taken.

He said that fire service and civil defense officers and all ranks of officers and employees give their lives for people. Referring to the martyrdom of 13 fire fighters in the last one year, the DG of Fire Service said that the 13 deceased fire fighters have received the title of Agnivir. Besides, 29 people were injured. Eight of our members were injured today. I don't understand why or who attacked the fire service.

Brigadier General Main Uddin said, "Fire service stands by the people first in all disasters. Why attack our members?" Why hurt? We will conduct a proper investigation of this fire and inform you.'' added the Director General of Fire Service.

Earlier, the fire service received information about the fire at 6:10 in the morning. Fire Service Control Room Duty Officer Rafi Al Farooq confirmed the fire to Jago News.

He said that at 6:10 in the morning, there was a report of a fire in Bangabazar Market. After receiving the news, the first unit of the fire service reached the spot at 6:12. One by one units go to the scene in stages. As of last reported, 50 units joined the fire.

Meanwhile, the Bangbazar fire spread to the metropolitan shopping complex. The four-storey police barrack building inside the headquarters was burnt in that fire.

At that time, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner (Operation) Biplab Kumar said that a fire broke out in the four-storey building of the police barracks inside the police headquarters. All the rooms of that building were burnt. Jalkaman arrived at 11:15. Fire service is providing water. The building is adjacent to the Metropolitan Shopping Complex.

After burning for about 6 and a half hours, hundreds of shops in some markets were burnt and finally the fire of Bangabazar market was brought under control.

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