Fire Service and Civil Defence personnel and curious spectators near the spot on Mirpur Road, in front of Sunrise Plaza, where an underground gas pipeline exploded in Dhaka’s Asad Gate area on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 Dhaka TribuneTraffic on one side of the Mirpur Road has been haltedAn underground gas pipeline has exploded, damaging and setting a bus on fire, on Mirpur Road in Dhaka’s Asad Gate area. The incident took place in front of Sunrise Plaza around 4:10pm on Wednesday, Mohammadpur police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Enamul told the Dhaka Tribune. One fire-fighting unit rushed to the scene and doused the fire on the bus, said Duty Officer Mizanur Rahman at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters. Fire Service personnel and police were seen cordoning off and securing the scene where gas was still leaking from the exploded pipeline. Traffic was halted on that side of the Mirpur Road, and diverted to avoid further complication.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 20, 2019 11:03 UTC