Youth dies while evacuating people from ablaze Benapole Express train
At least four passengers were killed after the Benapole Express train was set on fire in the Gopibagh area of Sayedabad on 5 January. Photo: Zia Chowdhury
A young man lost his life attempting to evacuate passengers from the fire-hit Benapole Express train.
The identity of the youth could not be immediately ascertained, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Wari Division Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Iqbal Hossain told The Business Standard.
At least four passengers were killed after the Dhaka-bound train was set on fire near Gopibagh kitchen market around 9pm Friday (5 January).
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Eight firefighting units worked at the spot and the fire was brought under control around 10:22pm, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
