Three Buses Catch Fire in Dhaka at Midnight

Three buses caught fire in Dhaka at midnight. Two of them belonged to Raida Transport and one to Rajdhani Transport. The interiors of the buses were completely damaged by the fire.

The incidents occurred on three separate locations in the city on Monday night (10 November).

According to the Fire Service control room, a Raida Transport bus caught fire at Jatrabari, a Rajdhani Transport bus at Ray’s Bagh, and another Raida Transport bus at Uttara Khalpar. Fire Service teams immediately rushed to all three locations and extinguished the fires.

The Fire Service further stated that the buses were set on fire at 1 am in Ray’s Bagh, 2 am in Jatrabari, and 4 am in the Khalpar area of Sonargaon Janapad. All the burnt buses were parked by the roadside. No casualties were reported in the incidents.

Locals said they noticed the Raida Transport bus on fire around 1 am. They attempted to put out the fire and informed the Fire Service by calling 999. The fire was eventually extinguished by Fire Service personnel, by which time the interiors of the buses were completely destroyed.

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