Fire-fighters & the public dousing the flames

A massive fire broke out at Banga Bazar in the capital at around 6:00 in the morning Tuesday. The fire-fighters have been trying to douse the blaze. The businesspersons and local people have also been helping the fire-fighters. Prothom Alo’s Sazid Hossain and Suvra Kanti Das took these photos of the attempt to douse the fire.

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Fire razes the shops to the ground. The fire service men have entered the area to douse the blaze

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Smoke is everywhere. Amid this fire-fighters have been trying to bring the fire under control

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The fire-fighters are trying to tame the blaze

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The Ffre service men have entered the ravaged area to blaze the fire burning below the shops

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A fire-fighter is working to douse the flames

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Carrying a hose towards the source of fire

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Fire-fighters and local people trying to extinguish the fire with water from the Mayor Hanif Flyover

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Several people hold the hose

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Everything is burned to ashes. The fire-fighters are still trying to douse the blaze to save what remains

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The fire is still raging on

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