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A firefighter from The Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence died in the line of duty while battling a massive fire that broke out at a chemical factory in Chittagong on Friday morning.
The deceased, Md Milon, 38, suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after the fire was extinguished at around 11:30 am.
He was immediately rushed to the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), where he died at the Cardiology Ward at around 2 pm.
Milon was posted at the Agrabad Fire Service and Civil Defence Station. He joined the service in 2005 as a firefighter, confirmed Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence Deputy Director Farid Ahmed.
A total of 12 fire tenders pressed into service to douse the flames were yet to contain the blaze till the last reports came in.
The fire broke out at the Homeland Chemical Factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram around 10.30 am. The blaze soon triggered an explosion, according to locals.
By the time the first fire tender reached the spot, the blaze was already out of control.
Soon, 11 more tenders from various parts of Chattogram chipped in but were battling to bring it under control, our correspondent reports from Chattogram.
Newton Das, deputy assistant director of the Chattogram Fire Service, said that "Over 12 fire tenders are trying their best to contain the blaze".
"The cause of the fire could not be ascertained yet. But highly inflammable chemicals stockpiled inside are giving us a hard time," he said.
