Mohammadpur Krishi market

Mohammadpur Krishi market

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Fire at Mohammadpur 10-storey building doused after nearly an hour

The fire was fully doused at 7:55pm by two units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence, confirmed Rakibul Hasan, duty officer at the Fire Service control room

At least 300 shops were gutted after a massive fire engulfed the Mohammadpur Krishi Market last night: Photo: TBS

5-member body to investigate fire at Mohammadpur Krishi Market

Fire service officials are working to douse the flame at the Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka. It took the combined efforts of 17 Fire Service units, along with members of RAB and BGB, approximately six hours to bring the flames under control around 9:25am. Photo: Zia Chowdhury/TBS

Fire at Mohammadpur Krishi Market under control