Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- An investigation into last month's Cargo Village fire at Shahjalal International Airport has found that a short circuit sparked the blaze, not an act of sabotage.

Disaster Management Advisor Faruk E Azam submitted a report to the chief advisor on Tuesday.

Later, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam detailed the findings at a news conference at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.

He said, "This was not a sabotage", explaining that the blaze began in the extended section of the courier shed, between several small cages used by courier agencies along the north-west corner.

According to the report, there were 48 small iron cages allocated to different courier services in that section.

Inside the shed, there were no fire alar...