Three teenagers died in a pre-dawn fire at a tin-roofed shanty at Chandalbuk under Turag Police Station on Tuesday.
The deceased were identified as Md Jahangir,19, Ruma Aktar, 17, and Afrin 14.
The fire broke out around 4:20 am at Suruj Mia’s house at Manik Slum in the city's Uttara area, said Shahjahan Sikder, Deputy Assistant Director Media cell of fire service and Civil Defence headquarters.
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On information, three units of firefighters rushed to the spot and managed to put out the flame at after one and a half hours of efforts at 5:40 am, he said
“The fire might have originated from an electric short-circuit. Things will be clear after our investigation,” he said.
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The fire service official said the bodies were recovered from the spot and handed over to Sub Inspector Waziur Rahman.