Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Nearly 23 hours after a devastating fire broke out at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, firefighters are still struggling to fully extinguish the flames.

As of Sunday noon, smoke was still seen billowing from the import godown near Gate-8 of the airport.

Duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters control room, Lima Khanom, told UNB around 1 pm, "The fire has not been completely extinguished yet. Our operation is ongoing. We will inform you once it is fully doused."

The blaze erupted between 2:15 pm and 2:30 pm on Saturday at the airport's import cargo village. Within moments, it spread rapidly, burning down two of the three sections of the cargo complex before reaching t...