Dhaka, 8 Dec, Abnews: Telephone numbers of the control room of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence have been remaining inaccessible for hours since Friday morning.
Since 5:00 am, nobody can reach to the five landline numbers of the control room, Mahfuz Riben, duty officer at the fire service headquarters informed reporters.
Asked about the matter, the fire service director (operation and maintenance) Major Shakil Newaz said that T&T office was unreachable after the telephone communication was snapped.
Shakil also claimed that not only the fire service numbers, but also all the telephone exchange numbers of the capital have become unreachable due to the disruption.
The duty officer informed that more landline numbers around the area have also gone out of service since morning.
In case of any emergency, the duty officer has requested everyone to contact the numbers mentioned below for the time being until the hotlines are fixed.
Temporary emergency fire service help line 1: 01730336699, 01713038182.
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