Shahid Joy, Jashore Correspondent
Eleven cotton-laden trucks waiting to enter Bangladesh were burnt in a fire at a parking lot near India’s Petrapole land port opposite of to Benapole port.

However, no casualties were reported from the fire. Kartik Chakraborty, general secretary of Petrapole C&F Agent Staff Welfare Association, said one of the trucks caught fire at Jayantipur Lakshi truck parking area near Petrapole port last morning. Later, the fire spread to 10 more trucks parked there.

On information, fire service from Banga and Gobradanga rushed to the spot and put out the fire, Kartik Chakraborty said, adding that “Till now, we don’t know how the fire started.”

Benapole C&F Agent Staff Association General Secretary, Sajedur Rahman, said, “I learned from traders on the other side that a fire broke out early today near Petrapole port. Around 5:00am, the fire was brought under control.”

Benapole Port Deputy Director Mamun Kabir Tarafdar said, “I have heard about the fire in the Jayantipur Lakshi truck parking lot opposite Benapole Port.” I have come to know that 11 cotton trucks waiting to be imported to Bangladesh were burnt in the fire incident. The matter is being investigated.