A fire broke out at a wood pile within the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district recently.
Abul Hashem, senior station master of Rooppur Green City Fire Service, said the fire erupted at an abandoned wood pile along the Padma River on the eastern side of the power plant and quickly spread.
On information, eight firefighting units rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the blaze after nearly an hour. The wood had been stored for use in the construction work of the project, he said.

