DHAKA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A massive fire broke out in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka Saturday, forcing a temporary suspension of flight operations. 

According to local media, the fire broke out at the cargo village of gate No.8 of the airport at around 2:30 p.m. local time, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official of the Fire Service and Civil Defense. 

Mohammad Rafi Al Faruk, a duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, told Xinhua that the fire broke out in the courier service section of the cargo village. 

According to the officer, 36 fire-fighting units have been striving to put out the blaze. 

The cause of the fire was yet to be determined.