A fire that broke out at a high-rise building in the capital’s Adabar area on Sunday (May 28, 2023) noon was brought under control after around one and a half hours. Three people including two women were rescued from the building. No casualties were reported till 1:45pm.   Read more: Fire Safety in Apartments: Causes and Prevention The basement of the eight-storey building on road no.10 in the area caught fire around 12:00pm. On information, five fire fighting units from several stations rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control around 1:33pm, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters media cell. The cause of the fire could not be known immediately, he added.   Read more: Multi-storey buildings being built ignoring fire safety

A fire broke out at the Apex Tyre factory of Apex Polymer Group in the city’s Bijoy Sarani area early Wednesday.