Bangladesh Secretariat fire in pictures

Bangladesh Secretariat fire in pictures

A fire broke out in the Secretariat building number 7 located in the capital's Segunbagicha on the night of December 25. According to the information provided on the website of the Cabinet Division, the Secretariat building number 7 houses various departments of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Local Government, Ministry of Rural Development and Cooperatives, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry 

of Road Transport and Bridges. The fire was brought under control at 8:05 am, but 10 hours later, the fire service said it was completely extinguished at 12:15 pm on Thursday (December 26).

A fire broke out in the Secretariat building number 7 located in the capital's Segunbagicha on the night of December 25. 19 units of the fire service worked to control the fire.

Fire service personnel reached the scene at 1:54 am, 2 minutes after receiving the news.

A member of the fire service was killed when a truck ran over him while trying to put out the fire that broke out in the Secretariat building number 7. The deceased fire service worker has been identified as Sohanuzzaman Nayan see more

The truck that crushed the deceased fire service worker Sohanuzzaman Nayon was caught by students as it fled in front of the Public Works Building.

The fire was brought under control at 8:05 am, but it was completely extinguished 10 hours later on Thursday (December 26) at around 12:15 pm, the fire service said.

As the day progressed, the crowd of eager people started to increase at the secretariat. Employees of various ministries have started to join the office after the Christmas holidays.

Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury is talking about the fire at the secretariat.

The fire was brought under control at 8:05 am, but it was completely extinguished 10 hours later on Thursday (December 26) at around 12:15 pm, the fire service said.