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The Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence (FSCD) is an emergency service that operates under the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The department's primary objective is to provide critical public safety services, including fire protection, emergency medical care, and other ...
It is known as the dance hall of the zamindar house of Sajjalela. The building was once used as the Chittagong Divisional Fire Service Office. It is currently preserved as the proposed Fire Service and Civil Defense Museum. [1] The Bangladesh government declared the building abandoned 25 years ago in the 1990s. [2]
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This fire disaster is one of the most costly non-fatal incidents ever recorded in Bangladesh's history. It took a team of 600 firefighters from across the Dhaka city, along with a record 48 units of the fire service, six hours to bring the fire under control, [6] [7] and approximately 75 hours to fully extinguish it. The efforts of the ...
The head of Bangladesh's fire service stated that there was hydrogen peroxide in the depot which prevented the fire from being controlled. [10] The following afternoon, the fire was still burning and explosions were still being heard. The army had also joined efforts to fight the fire.
The fire broke out off the coast of Jhalokati on the Sugandha River, around 03:00, when many of the passengers were asleep. [3] [5] According to the deputy director of the Fire Service and Civil Defence at Brishal, the blaze started in the engine room and quickly spread to other parts of the ferry. [2]
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The Bangladesh Forces received modest assistance from the Indian Government soon after the start of the war, On 3 December 1971, the India-Pakistan war broke out and Indian troops entered Bangladesh allied with the Bangladesh Armed Forces. [26] On 16 December 1971, the Pakistani military surrendered to the joint Indian and Bangladesh forces. [27]