Fire at Scrap Material Shops in Sitakunda Continues, Highway Gridlocked

A fire broke out at multiple scrap ship material shops in the Sonargaon Filling Station area of Bhatiary, Sitakunda, on the night of January 21, 2026. The blaze caused significant damage to commercial inventory and triggered severe, prolonged traffic congestion on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway that persisted into the following morning. Emergency crews from the Fire Service worked overnight to contain the fire and manage residual heat.