A fire broke out at Cox’s Bazar International University on Saturday night (October 18) around 8:12 p.m., at the university’s campus located near Kolatoli Moor in the town.
According to Assistant Registrar Jahangir Selim, the fire originated from an electrical short circuit in a computer at the Islamic Studies Department. Several computers and books were damaged before the blaze was brought under control.
Multiple units of the Cox’s Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the scene and managed to fully douse the flames by 9:00 p.m.
A fire broke out at Cox’s Bazar International University on Saturday night (October 18) around 8:12 p.m., at the university’s campus located near Kolatoli Moor in the town.
According to Assistant Registrar Jahangir Selim, the fire originated from an electrical short circuit in a computer at the Islamic Studies Department. Several computers and books were damaged before the blaze was brought under control.
Multiple units of the Cox’s Bazar Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the scene and managed to fully douse the flames by 9:00 p.m.
University authorities said an investigation is underway to determine the extent of the damage and the cause of the fire in detail.
The incident comes amid a series of recent fire outbreaks across the country — including one at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s cargo section earlier on Saturday, a factory fire at Chattogram EPZ on October 16, and another mill fire in Tangail’s Ghatail the same night. Just days earlier, on October 14, 16 people were killed in a devastating blaze at a chemical warehouse and garment factory in Mirpur’s Rupnagar area.
authorities said an investigation is underway to determine the extent of the damage and the cause of the fire in detail.
The incident comes amid a series of recent fire outbreaks across the country — including one at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s cargo section earlier on Saturday, a factory fire at Chattogram EPZ on October 16, and another mill fire in Tangail’s Ghatail the same night. Just days earlier, on October 14, 16 people were killed in a devastating blaze at a chemical warehouse and garment factory in Mirpur’s Rupnagar area.
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