At least 20 fire incidents took place on Sunday evening in different areas of Dhaka city due to short circuits in electric transformers as a nor’wester blew over the capital.

Fire service officials said all but one fire incidents were caused by sparks from short circuits in electric transformers triggered by the squall and thunderstorms.

Officials at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters control room said that they have received 20 separate massages of the fire incidents.

“We’ve received massage of such 20 small fire incidents in different areas, including Banani T&T colony transformer,” inspector Atiqul Islam at the Fire Service control room told a news agency.

No causalities were reported in the fire incidents, he added.

However, a big fire broke at Hasina Market in Kawran Bazar area of the city around 7:55 pm during the storm.

At least 15 firefighting units are there trying to put out the blaze, he added.

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Source: The Financial Express