CHATTOGRAM, June 8, 2022 (BSS)- The devastating fire at BM Container Depot in
Shitolpur area under Sitakunda upazila of the district has finally been
doused after 86 hours, said Lt Col Ariful Islam, commander of the 18th
Brigade of Bangladesh Army 24th Infantry Division.

He said the fire was completely extinguished before the zero hours today.
There are no flames anywhere in the container depot, he added.

"We joined here to douse the blaze since Sunday morning. In 24 hours, the
blaze was below the danger line and was largely brought under control within
48 hours," Lt Col Ariful said, adding that the army team will leave the BM
depot this afternoon.

The army official said: "There were around 4,432 containers in the depot.
Initially, we came to know that about 442 containers were destroyed
completely in the fire."

 Meanwhile, the investigation committees have also been continuing their
function and also visited the depot today, said Mizanur Rahman, additional
divisional commissioner of Chattogram and also the head of a nine-member
probe committee.