A 12-storey building in the city’s Gulshan area caught fire on Monday. Farhad Abdul Momin, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said the fire broke out on the 9th floor of the building near DNCC Market around 4 pm and it spread around soon. Also read: Mugda fire: Another victim dies at DMCH He said seven units of firefighters extinguished the blaze around 4:40 pm. But he could not say what actually caused the fire. However, there was no report of any casualty till the filing of the report around 5:45 pm. Also read: Massive fire rages on in Ctg chemical factory

The Armed Forces will supervise the 1,000-bed isolation hospital dedicated to treating Covid-19 patients on the ground floor of Mohakhali DNCC Market.