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A bus was set on fire beneath the Farmgate metro station and a rickshaw was also engulfed in flames on Postogola Bridge in Dhaka on Monday evening, triggering panic in the capital.
The incidents occurred within minutes of each other, with the Fire Service receiving a report of the bus fire at around 6:35pm and the rickshaw fire at 6:48pm.
Two fire service units rushed to Farmgate and brought the blaze under control after nearly half an hour of efforts. The bus belonged to Lovely Paribahan.
Following the incident, authorities temporarily suspended operations at Farmgate metro station as a safety precaution.
Smoke from the burning bus spread towards the station, triggering its automatic fire alarm and causing panic among passengers.
The station resumed operations after the situation returned to normal.
Meanwhile, two Fire Service units responded to the rickshaw fire on Postogola Bridge and brought it under control.
No casualties were reported in either incident, according to initial information.
