14 parked buses burnt in Demra

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Staff Reporter :
At least 14 buses caught fire at a parking space in the capital’s Demra area on Monday night.

On information, six firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control after an hour at 9.48pm.

Md Anwarul Islam, a media section official of the fire service, confirmed the matter to the matter to the media.

It was not yet clear whether some miscreants had set the fire to the buses, or it started accidentally on a bus and later spread to nearby vehicles. All the buses belong to the “London Express”, a public transport company.

There was no report of human casualties as yet.

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Meanwhile, the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has initiated an investigation into the fire incident involving 14 buses of London Express (Volvo Coach) at a garage in Dharmik Para area of Konapara, Demra, in the capital, to determine if sabotage was involved.

Commander Khandaker Al Moin, director of the Legal and Media Wing of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), made the statement during a press conference at the RAB Media Centre in Kawran Bazar on Tuesday noon.

Responding to journalists’ queries, he said: “No formal complaints have been lodged with us regarding the burnt buses from Monday night.

Nonetheless, our investigative team is actively working on the case. We are examining whether this was a typical incident or an act of sabotage.”