Fire at Shahjalal Airport Cargo Village brought under control

A fire that broke out at the courier shed of the Cargo Village at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been brought under control, authorities said.

The blaze erupted on Friday night (June 5) in the cargo shed adjacent to Gate No. 9 of the airport .

Following the incident, four units of the Fire Service rushed to the scene and successfully contained the fire.

Group Captain Ragib Samad, executive director of the airport, said the fire was reported at 11:24pm and the Fire Service was immediately informed. Four firefighting units brought the fire under control by 11:38pm.

According to the Fire Service, crews arrived at the scene within three minutes of receiving the emergency call and began firefighting operations immediately.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or major disruptions to airport operations. The extent of damage and the cause of the fire are yet to be determined.

The incident comes months after a major fire at the airport’s Cargo Village Complex on October 18 last year. That blaze required the deployment of 37 firefighting units from 13 stations and took more than six hours to extinguish, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations.