Khulna Nov 29 (V7N)- A bus caught fire at Sonadanga Bus Terminal in Khulna. The bus was completely burnt down in the fire and helper Shariful, who was sleeping inside, was killed. Police and transport workers said the fire was caused by a mosquito coil. The fire broke out late on Thursday night (2 am). 
 
The deceased helper Shariful's home is in Munshiganj district. 
 
Transport workers said that many bus helpers light mosquito coils at night and sleep in the bus. Earlier, there had been a bus fire at Sonadanga Bus Terminal due to mosquito coils. 
 
Sonadanga Police Station OC Md. Shafiqul Islam said that helper Shariful was sleeping in a Sundarban Paribahan bus on Thursday night. The bus caught fire around 2 am due to a mosquito coil. As a result, the bus was burnt down.  In addition, the helper Shariful, who was inside the bus, was killed in the fire. 
 
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