Fire breaks out at oil warehouse in Ctg

A devastating fire broke out at an oil warehouse in the city’s Kadamtali area on Tuesday evening.

Sources said the fire broke out at the warehouse around 6pm and quickly spread to adjoining establishments.

On information, five firefighting units from different fire stations rushed to the spot and were struggling to bring the blaze under control till filing the report at 7:30pm.  

Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence Assistant Director Taufiqul Islam Bhuiyan said the intensity of the blaze was hampering firefighting efforts.

Local sources said the warehouses were used to illegally store engine oil and diesel. The fire broke out at one of these warehouses.

Soon after the incident, local residents evacuated people from nearby buildings as a precaution.

However, no casualties were reported immediately.