Fire breaks out at petrol pump in Dhaka’s Mohakhali

A fire broke out at the Royal Petrol Pump in Dhaka’s Mohakhali following a cylinder blast on Wednesday evening.

The fire broke out at 8:08 pm on Wednesday, confirmed Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence (media cell).

Two firefighting units from Tejgaon Fire Station reached the spot at 8:30 pm and were working to douse the fire, said the fire official.