Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Storing huge imports that include combustible chemicals in Dhaka airport's cargo section sans effective fire-detection-and protection systems is what caused Saturday's devastating blaze, according to a fireman.

Several counts of equipment of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant were among the import cargos-worth millions dollars-got charred in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) Cargo Village fire, initial findings reveal, as official and business-level stocktaking continues.

Lieutenant Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director (operations and maintenance) of Fire Service and Civil Defence, said if there had been an "active or passive detection and protection system" at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal Int...