Dhaka: Just days after another significant fire destroyed a well-known clothing market, Bangladesh's fire department announced that it will seek an intelligence investigation into potential sabotage after a Saturday fire destroyed thousands of shops at a shopping centre in Dhaka.

28 firefighting units needed several hours to put out the fire at New Supermarket in central Dhaka. Teams, including the military, stayed on the scene all day to control smoke that was still coming from the mall at night.

Less than two weeks prior, a different fire in Dhaka's bustling Bangabazar, a well-liked market that had recently stocked up on supplies ahead of the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, destroyed thousands of shops.

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"Fires are breaking out one after another. Director-general of the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defence Brig. Gen. Md. Moin Uddin told reporters, "I will ask the intelligence agencies to investigate whether there has been any sabotage.

As flames quickly spread throughout the confined three-story complex, army and air force personnel were called to New Supermarket to assist in putting the fire under control.

According to the fire department's operations director, Lt. Col. Mohammed Tajul Islam Chowdhury, at least 28 people, including 19 firefighters, were hurt in the blaze.

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Our teams are hard at work. Hopefully the procedure will be finished tonight. He added that more than 1,300 shops in the complex were damaged. "Members from other armed forces, law enforcement agencies, volunteers, and civilians were also injured and are currently receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital," he said.

The fire's origin was not immediately understood. Finding the origin of a fire always takes time. Soon, a committee for investigations will be established, according to Chowdhury.

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In recent years, hundreds of Bangladeshis have lost their lives in industrial and building fires, which has brought attention to defective electrical and gas installations. At least 23 people were killed and numerous others were injured last month when an explosion tore through a building in a busy area of Dhaka. A damaged gas line was later held responsible for the explosion.