A fire that broke out in a six-storey building in Old Dhaka's Chawkbazar on Tuesday has been doused.
It took nine units of fire fighters two hours and a quarter to completely douse the fire, that originated in a warehouse for plastic goods on the third floor of the building around 4:30 pm.
Although no casualties have been reported, it once again exposed the vulnerabilities resulting from warehouses storing flammable items being located in an otherwise residential area, a frequent cause of fires in the area.
An estimate of losses and the reason behind the fire can only be determined through an investigation, said Ershad Hossain, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters control room.