United News of Bangladesh

The fire that broke out at Korail slum in Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon was fully doused. The fire broke out at the slum around 4:15 pm, said Anwarul Islam, a warehouse inspector at the Fire Service and Civil Defence(FSCD) headquarters media cell. On information, seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 5.15 pm. However, it took two hours for firefighters to extinguished the blaze fully, he said. He added that the origin of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.

A massive fire broke out at a textile mill in Dhaka's Shyampur area this morning, officials said. No casualties were reported till the filing of this report. The blaze started around 11:23 am at the ground floor of the four-storey building of Pakiza Textile, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters' media cell. Read: Fire Service records over 24,000 fires, causing 98 death in 2022 On information, five firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 12:10pm, he said. "A probe has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire," the officer added.