Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Shahjalal International Airport authorities have dismissed the swirling rumours that Fire Service units were late to respond to a massive blaze that erupted at the Cargo Village on Saturday.

On Sunday, Group Captain SM Ragib Samad, the airport's executive director, also rejected claims that the airport's own fire unit was barred from entering the affected area.

He said the reports spreading online were "misleading".

"After the fire broke out, a rumour spread that a parking supervisor stopped Fire Service vehicles from entering the area. This is incorrect," he said.

According to a Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism statement, the fire started at 2:15pm at the airport's cargo village.

Recalling the sequence of eve...