Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- A devastating fire ravaged Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport cargo section Saturday, shutting down flight operations at the main gateway to Bangladesh, after two consecutive factory fires.

Incidentally, the airport blaze falls in a chain having occurred hot on the heels of two garment-factory fires in Dhaka's Mirpur and Chittagong export-processing zone.

An eyewitness account said the HSIA cargo village virtually turned into an inferno in the fire.

The incident, which left at least 25 people injured, including fire-fighters and Ansar, also led to complete disruption to flights to and from the prime airport of Bangladesh, and a huge amount of economic losses is feared as the imported merchandise burnt.

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