Firefighters work to douse the fire at a refuelling station in Dhaka’s Kallyanpur area on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Screenshot taken from a Facebook videoCause of fire yet to be knownFirefighters have doused a blaze that erupted at a refuelling station at the capital’s Kallyanpur area on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 10 firefighting units rushed to the scene, and brought the flames under control after a 40-minute long effort. Talking to Dhaka Tribune, Adabar police station OC SM Kawser Ahmed said the fire reportedly broke out from an oil tank lorry at Sahil Filling Station at around 5:25pm. No casualties were reported as people inside the filling station managed to come out before fire went deadly. Meanwhile, the blaze created panic among locals in the area, and caused a traffic jam on the road adjacent to the refuelling station.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 18, 2019 11:57 UTC