Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Bangladesh saw 27,059 fire incidents in 2025, averaging 75 fires per day,according to a report from the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD).

FSCD headquarters issued a stateemtn over the report on Tuesday.

The fire incidents left 85 people dead and 267 injured, it said.

Electrical short circuits, burning cigarette or bidi stubs, stoves, and gas cylinder leaks were the main causes.

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Out of the total, 9,392 (34.7%) were due to electrical short circuits, 4,269 (15.8%) from cigarette or bidi stubs, 2,909 (10.8%) from stoves, 920 (3.4%) from gas cylinder leaks, and 562 (2.1%) from gas supply line leaks.

Other causes included children playing with fire, hot ashes, fireworks, chemica...