Car suddenly catches fire on flyover in front of Dhaka airport
The fire was doused around 12:40pm
A car suddenly caught fire on the flyover near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital today (16 May).
The fire broke out around 12pm and was doused by two Fire Service units around 12:40pm, confirmed Rozina Akhter, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Control Room.
However, the source of the fire could not be known immediately.
There were no passengers in the car and the driver got out of the vehicle immediately, said Kurmitola Fire Station Warehouse Inspector Monayem Billah. So, there were no injuries in the incident, he added.