Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- At least 35 security personnel, including 25 Ansar members and 10 police, were injured while battling a massive fire at the import cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday afternoon.

Several of the injured were taken to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) and Kurmitola General Hospital for treatment.

The fire broke out around 2:30pm near Gate 8 of the cargo village, where warehouses storing imported chemicals, garments, electronics, and machinery caught fire.

Eighteen firefighting units rushed to the scene and launched an operation to contain the blaze, assisted by members of the police, BGB, Army, Air Force, and Ansar.

According to officials, around one thousand Ansar members were on duty...