Another parked bus catches fire in Savar
Two units of the Savar Fire Service and Civil Defence Station reached the spot soon after receiving the call at 3:44am and brought the blaze under control
A second parked bus caught fire in Savar early this morning (16 Novembre), within hours after a similar incident last night (15 November).
The incident occurred around 3:30am, when a bus of Hishab Paribahan parked beside the Dhaka–Aricha Highway near the Phulbaria Bus Stand area caught fire.
No casualties were reported. Officials suspect that miscreants set the vehicles ablaze.
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According to police, the bus was standing in the service lane when it was set on fire.
Two units of the Savar Fire Service and Civil Defence Station reached the spot soon after receiving the call at 3:44am and brought the blaze under control.
Meherul Islam, Warehouse Inspector of the Savar Fire Service and Civil Defence Station, said the interior of the bus was burnt, causing an estimated loss of about Tk2 lakh.
"Locals informed us that someone might have set the bus on fire and fled, as the bus was parked at the spot," he said.
A Highway Police official, quoting residents, said miscreants took advantage of a quiet moment during the night, ignited the parked bus and escaped.
Members of the Fire Service later extinguished the blaze. Savar Model Police Station is investigating the incident.
Attempts to reach Md Jewel Miah, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station, for comment were unsuccessful.
Notably, a parked bus caught fire last night in Savar's Genda area along the Dhaka–Aricha Highway.
Fire Service officials said the incident took place around 10:30pm near the U-turn point of the highway, where the bus used to transport garment workers had been left parked.
Earlier the same day, a parked Naf Paribahan minibus caught fire on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj area.
