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A college girl dies after she set herself on fire in Dhanmondi
A student of Azimpur Girls School and College on Tuesday succumbed to severe burn injuries she had suffered three days ago at her Dhanmondi house.
Ishita Yeasin, 19, died at the ICU of Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute, where she was brought on Saturday night with 80 per cent of her body burnt, said Dr. Partha Shankar Paal, resident medical officer of the institute.
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She reportedly poured kerosene on her body before setting herself on fire, according to the family members.
Ishita was preparing to appear before HSC examination this year.
She lived with her parents along with her two brothers in the Government Laboratory School quarter in the city's Dhanmondi area.
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Parents had no idea about why their daughter, the eldest of the three siblings, took to this extreme step of taking her own life.
However, Ishita’s uncle Mizanur Rahman, said she might have got upset after her mother beat her younger brother to discipline the siblings about study. She set her on fire after the incident, he said.
Firefighters hold drill at Bangabazar Market
A fire drill was conducted at Bangabazar Market in Dhaka on Saturday, marking the International Fire Prevention Day.
Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense arranged the programme early on Saturday, said a release.
Deputy Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense (Dhaka division), Dinmoni Sharma led the hour-long fire drill.
Some 20 units from seven fire stations participated in the programme. Some local people, including the owners of shops and security guards, also joined the programme.
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Fire Prevention Day is observed on October 9. The day aims at promoting awareness on the ways to prevent fire disasters.
The celebration of the day recognises the work of the firefighters who relieve people during emergency situations.
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Fire guts 70 shops in Patuakhali New Market
At least 70 shops were gutted in a fire which broke out at a busy market in Patuakhali district town in the early hours of Thursday.
Mantaj Uddin, deputy director of Barishal Fire Service and Civil Defense, said the fire started at a shop in New Market and soon spread to other outlets.
Six fire tenders were pressed into service but it took them nearly two hours to contain the blaze, the officer said. "Efforts are still on to completely douse the flames."
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Some 70 shops have been gutted in the fire, according to shopkeepers and residents.
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A probe has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire, said Mantaj.
Fire breaks out at Khulna market
A fire broke out at Terokhada Sadar market in Khulna on Tuesday night.
The fire started around 8pm and gutted about 10-15 shops and warehouses.
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Being informed, a fire tender of Rupsha Sener Bazar Fire Service rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after an hour.
Nur Islam of Rupsha Sener Bazar Fire Service, said the fire broke out at a shop belonging to Sudhir Saha, a grocer in the market, while he was melting pitch.
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The owners of the gutted shops have claimed that their losses amount to Tk 2 crore.
Fire breaks out at Peninsula Chittagong
A fire broke out in the basement of a luxury hotel in the port city on Tuesday morning. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported.
Chattogram fire service officials told UNB that the fire started around 6.45 am at The Peninsula Chittagong and was contained within an hour and a half.
Shamim Ahasan Chowdhury, deputy director of the fire service, said, "Five fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control."
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"The extent of damage is yet to be ascertained. A probe has been ordered to find out the exact cause of the fire," he added.
Founded on July 25, 2002, The Peninsula Chittagong is the first and among the very few luxury hotels in the port city.
Located near the famous GEC circle of Chattogram, the hotel is popular for its delicious cuisine, top notch services and attractive outlets.
Angry ride-sharing biker sets bike on fire in Dhaka
A ride-sharing biker set fire to his bike as a traffic police ‘attempted to fine him’ on Badda-Gulshan link road in the capital on Monday.
The incident occurred around 9:30 am when Shawkat Hossain, 40,was waiting on the road near Janata Insurance building with others for customers.
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Traffic sergeant Debopriya went to Shawkat and sought papers from him to check those.
At one stage, Shawkat got furious and set his bike afire.
When local people tried to extinguish the blaze, he obstructed them.
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Later, he was taken to Badda Police Station where Shawkat said that he was depressed as he had suffered huge losses in business due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Then he got engaged in ride-sharing service to survive, said assistant commissioner of Traffic (Badda zone) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Subir Chandra Das.
Fire Service changes central control room contact number
The contact number of Dhaka central control room of the Fire Service and Civil Defense Directorate has been changed.
The new contact number of the central control room is- 02223355555, said a press release of the directorate on Monday.
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It urged all to use the new contact number to get services in case of fire, other emergencies and all official works.
Mentally retarded youth charred to death in Cumilla
A mentally challenged youth living in chains was charred to death in a fire that broke out at his house in Paschim Kharera village of Burichang upazila on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Alauddin, 18, a Class XII student of Khasru Degree Government College and son of Abdul Matin of the village.
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On Tuesday night, a fire broke out at the house. Alauddin was inside the house at that time and could not escape as he had been chained, said Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Burichang police station.
"Hearing his screams, Alauddin’s mother tried to save her son but failed. The fire also gutted two more adjoining houses," he said.
Fire breaks out at Sunamganj market
A fire broke out at Notunpara Jamia Islamia Rafiqia Madrasa Market in Sunamganj’s Bisshomvorpur upazila Friday morning.
The fire started at around 11am and gutted three shops. However, no casualties were reported.
Upon information from a journalist, a unit of Bisshomvorpur fire service rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.
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The owners of the burnt shops claimed that their losses amount to Tk 10 lakh.
Traffic on the Bisshomvorpur to Tahirpur road was temporarily disrupted due to the incident, said police station sources.
Firefighters advance on blaze that shut California highway
Firefighters were making progress on a wildfire that jumped across a Southern California freeway and spread across dry hillsides while a new blaze forced residents of a Northern California community to evacuate.
The fire broke out Saturday afternoon near Castaic in northern Los Angeles County. Pushed by 10-15mph (16-24 kph) winds, the blaze chewed through tinder-dry brush and jumped across the busy freeway, spread across more than a half of a square mile.
The California Highway Patrol closed a stretch of the interstate for several hours as air tankers dropped bright-orange retardant on the flames. A large flareup sent heavy smoke drifting toward freeway lanes Sunday afternoon, the CHP reported.
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital to treat burn injuries, said Andrew Mitchell, a spokesman for the Angeles National Forest.
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Officials said the fire was about 63% contained Sunday, adding that firefighters made progress overnight with the help of water-dropping aircraft and an aggressive ground attack, Mitchell said.
He said crews would take advantage of the beginning of a cooling trend Sunday to build containment lines.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Meanwhile, a fire that erupted Sunday afternoon prompted Mendocino County authorities to evacuate parts of Calpella, a community on the Russian River about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Ukiah. Video footage posted on Twitter shows the fire pushing in the direction of Lake Mendocino.
Further north, residents of a mountain town devastated by the huge Caldor Fire south of Lake Tahoe will be allowed back Sunday to inspect the damage. Most of Grizzly Flat’s homes, as well as the school, post office, church and fire station were destroyed in the first days of the month-old fire. Evacuation orders were also lifted for homes along State Route 50 as containment of the 342-square-mile (886 square kilometer) wildfire increased to 65%.
President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration late Sunday for El Dorado County in an effort to provide federal funding to state, tribal and eligible local governments, plus certain private nonprofit organizations, who have been affected by damage from the Caldor Fire.
Firefighters were diverted from battling the blaze to fight multiple overnight lightning fires when thunderstorms swept across the state Thursday night into Friday.
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The thunderstorms dropped light rain to slightly dampen the drought-stricken north, fire officials said.
Up to a half-inch of rain fell on portions of the Dixie Fire, which began in mid-July and has burned through huge swaths of the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades. However, fire officials said the rain is drying fast and vegetation is becoming more flammable.
The second-largest fire in California history has burned 1,500 square miles (3,885 square kilometers) of land and more than 1,300 homes and other buildings. It was 65% contained.