At least nine CNG-run autorickshaws, a passenger bus and two motorcycles were burnt in an explosion at a refueling station in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district early Thursday.
Abul Kalam Azad, deputy assistant director of Habiganj Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the blast occurred with a loud bang at Aushkandi CNG Refueling Station around 6am when the bus was taking fuel along the Dhaka-Habiganj Highway.
Three firefighting units from Nabiganj, Bahubal and Osmaninagar stations rushed to the scene and brought the flames under control after about an hour of efforts.
No casualties were reported as the station’s main gas reservoir remained intact, the fire service official added.