Dhaka: All flights were suspended at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday after a major fire broke out at the cargo terminal.

Large-scale emergency response measures were put in place after the blaze was noticed near Gate 8 at around 3 pm. ADVERTISEMENT

People in and around the airport panicked and screamed on seeing thick, dense smoke plumes going up into the air, which was visible from a long distance.

VIDEO | Dhaka, Bangladesh: A fire broke out at a section of the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this afternoon. More details awaited. #Dhaka #AirportFire #HazratShahjalal

(Full video available on PTI Videos – https://t.co/n147TvqRQz ) pic.twitter.com/flGkHso2xq

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