The massive fire at Bangabazar market was finally doused on Friday morning, more than 75 hours after it broke out on Tuesday.
The fire was doused around 9:30am, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
On Tuesday, a devastating fire gutted the Bangabazar market in Dhaka, destroying clothing products worth more than Tk 1,000 crore, and leaving traders – who had been waiting for the lucrative Eid sales – effectively penniless.
Forty-eight firefighting units of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control at around 12:36pm, after more than six hours of frantic effort.
Teams of the army, navy, Border Guard Bangladesh, Rapid Action Battalion, and Ansar personnel also assisted in the endeavour. Besides, a helicopter of the Bangladesh Air Force was also used to carry water to the scene of the incident.
