2 garment units gutted at Mirpur: Fire at Benarasi Palli: One killed
By Staff Reporter/The New Nation, Bangladesh
A young man was killed and 50 others were injured when two devastating fires broke out at Benarasi Palli at Section No. 11, Mirpur yesterday morning and at a garment factory at Section No. 12, Mirpur Wednesday night.
Both the incidents of fires happened within a span of twelve hours, exposing lack of precautionary measures to cope with fire and usual failure of the fire service department to extinguish the blaze.
Witnesses said a devastating fire broke out at the stranded Pakistanis-run Bihari Camp behind the Mirpur Graveyard at Section No. 11 at around 12:00 noon yesterday leaving one killed and many others injured.
The deceased was identified as Abu Taleb, 22, whose body was later recovered. Abu Taleb hailed from Barisal district. Details of the ill-fated youth could not be known immediately Read more about 2 garment units gutted at Mirpur: Fire at Benarasi Palli: One killed …