Fire guts 15 buses in city BRTC depot

At least 15 buses have been gutted after a fire broke out at a Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) depot at the Joar Sahara centre in Dhaka's Khilkhet area, reports bdnews24.com.

The incident took place at the depot near Airport Road in the early hours of Saturday, just one week before Eid-ul-Fitr.

Mohammad Moniruzzaman, manager of Joar Sahara depot of BRTC, said that the fire erupted around 1:30 am on Saturday while the workers were working on the night shift.

The blaze was reported and several fire service units were dispatched to fight the blaze but could not begin to douse the fire immediately due to scarcity of water, he said.

Later the blaze was brought under control using the water from another pump near the depot.

Of the 15 buses, eight were out-of-order. Four double-deckers, two single-deckers and one minibus, were completely burned, said Moniruzzaman.