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Car catches fire on Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Special Correspondent
Fire
2024-04-12, 7:58am
Car catches fire on Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Dhaka, Apr 12 - A car went up in flames on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the capital.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
The incident took place around 5:17pm near the Kuril Bishwa Road area on Eid-ul-Fitr day.
"Two firefighting units from Kurmitola Fire Station brought the fire under control at around 5:45pm," said Mohammad Safiqul Islam, deputy assistant director Fire Service and Civil Defence, Dhaka (Zone-03).
It was not immediately known what caused the fire, said the officer.-UNB