Average 5 fire incidents reported in Dhaka every day in Oct

Staff Reporter :
On average five fire incidents have been reported in the capital city every day in the month of October, most of them occurred in the Mirpur area, Fire Service and Civil Defense said on Tuesday.

“A total of 1,475 fire incidents occurred across the country in October – leaving 10 people dead and 27 people injured. 163 fire incidents occurred in Dhaka,” the Fire Service and Civil Defense Media Cell said in a press release on Tuesday.

According to the notice, out of 1,475 fire incidents across the country in the month of October, 501 fire incidents occurred in Dhaka division, 55 in Mymensingh division, 239 in Chattogram division, 213 in Rajshahi division, 149 in Khulna division, 59 in Sylhet division, 66 in Barishal division and 193 in Rangpur division.