Dhaka’s New Super Market fire finally doused after 27 hours

The massive fire at New Super Market, next to Dhaka New Market, was finally doused this morning—around 27 hours after it started and burnt down several shops and establishments during this busy Eid shopping season.

Lima Khanom, duty officer (control room) of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters said the flame was finally doused around 9:00am on Sunday.

Earlier on Saturday, the fire broke out at around 5:40am.

A total of 28 firefighting units and teams of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force took part in the effort to douse the fire. The fire was brought under control around 9:10am on Saturday.

Some 32 people, including firefighters, fell sick from the heavy smoke while firefighters were trying to douse the blaze.

On April 4 morning, a massive fire broke out at Bangabazar Shopping Complex in Dhaka, burning several thousand shops to ashes. A total of six adjacent markets were also burnt.

The fire was doused on April 7, over 75 hours after it broke out.