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On 4 June 2022, a blast occurred at the BM Inland Container Depot in Sitakunda, Chattogram. In the rescue missions, more than 10 firefighters died and at least three are still missing. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Panorama

Firefighters at the mercy of fires

Lack of a preventive wing, insufficient trainings and low budget allocation continue to plague the department of fire service and civil defence, putting city-dwellers and firefighters at risk

Photo: TBS/Mohammad Minhaj Uddin
Bangladesh

Firefighters who perished in Chattogram depot fire

Sitakunda depot fire: 9 firefighters’ bodies recovered, 12 missing 
Bangladesh

Sitakunda depot fire: 9 firefighters’ bodies recovered, 12 missing 

'Fire service was not informed about chemicals at Ctg depot'
Bangladesh

'Fire service was not informed about chemicals at Ctg depot'

Md Milon. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Ctg firefighter dies after dousing fire

Handout picture released from Sao Paulo State's Military Police on October 31, 2021 showing firefighters working to rescue civilian firefighters buried in a cave after a collapse in Altinopolis, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Photo: AFP
World+Biz

9 firefighters dead, 1 rescued after cave collapse in Brazil

A General Sherman tree wrapped in foil as KNP Complex Fire rages in Three Rivers, California, in this September 17, 2021 handout picture. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

US firefighters optimistic over world's biggest tree

The fire has burnt down everything in its path but so far only ravaged remote areas in northern California. Photo :AFP/ BSS
USA

Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate

Firefighters find it hard to put out Rupganj factory fire
Bangladesh

Firefighters find it hard to put out Rupganj factory fire

Representational Image. Photo: BBC
World+Biz

Firefighters tackle blaze at 19-storey London tower block

Photo: Collected
World+Biz

International Firefighters' Day: Know history and significance

Nigerian military in firefight with gang who kidnapped students
World+Biz

Nigerian military in firefight with gang who kidnapped students

A destroyed building is seen at the Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat after a wildfire raged through the property in Kangaroo Valley, New South Wales, Australia, January 23, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
World+Biz

Australia mourns U.S. firefighters as probe into plane crash begins