Petrol pump at Mohakhali catches fire, brought under control after 30 minutes
No casualty has been reported in the incident so far
A fire broke out at a petrol pump in Dhaka's Mohakhali area this evening (17 August) and was brought under control by the Fire Service and Civil Defence within 30 minutes.
The incident took place at the Eureka Filling Station, located near the Raowa Club and SKS Tower.
The blaze, which broke out around 7:18pm, was doused at around 7:47pm by 11 fire fighting units, said Md Rashed, duty officer at the fire service.
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According to Talha Bin Jasim, public relations officer at the fire service, seven units were initially dispatched to the scene, and later, four more units joined to battle the blaze.
No casualty has been reported in the incident so far.
An eyewitness, Tania Wahab, a patient undergoing post-surgery treatment at the nearby Universal Medical College, described hearing a loud sound before the fire erupted.
"We heard a blast and then a massive fire caught the fuel station," she said.
The cause of the fire and the extent of any casualties or damage are yet to be determined.
