Rubbish heap catches fire at Secretariat

The fire service has managed to extinguish a rubbish heap fire inside the Secretariat.

The fire started at a dustbin by the eastern wall of the Secretariat’s Building 6 around 12:45pm on Tuesday.

At first smoke could be seen rising from the rubbish heap, eye-witness Abul Karamat told bdnews24.com. Later the fire became visible and people began to try and put it out, he said.

A fire unit arrived about five minutes later and two other units joined the effort soon after. The fire was put out within fifteen minutes.

An initial investigation suggests a discarded cigarette started the blaze, Fire Service Brigade Deputy Director Md Abdul Halim told bdnews24.com.

“The fire was not significant, but there were several cars nearby. If the tires caught on fire it could have spread to the oil tanks,” he said.