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IAF chopper pressed into service to douse Coimbatore forest fire

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IAF chopper pressed into service to douse Coimbatore forest fire

[ad_1] Chennai: The forest fire, raging in the Madhukarai forest range of Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore district since April 11, continued to blaze as fire and rescue team could not climb the steep hills and an IAF chopper was pressed into service on Sunday, officials said. The fire and rescue team had doused some areas but … Read more

700 firefighters work to douse massive Dhaka wholesale market fire

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700 firefighters work to douse massive Dhaka wholesale market fire

[ad_1] Dhaka: About 700 firefighters continued working on Wednesday to completely douse a massive blaze that erupted at the Bangabazar in Dhaka — the biggest wholesale market in Bangladesh — 36 hours ago. Brigadier General Md Main Uddin, Director General (DG) of the Fire Brigade of Bangladesh, told IANS that the firefighters were part of … Read more