Fire breaks out in Motijheel building
Smouldering fire was beyond control for more than 9 hours; damage couldn't be ascertained till 1:00am
Smoke billows out of a seven-storey commercial building in the capital's Motijheel after a fire broke out in it around 3:20pm yesterday. Nine firefighting units were trying to douse the smouldering fire till 1:00am. The reason behind the fire could not be ascertained immediately. Photo: Star
A fire broke out in a seven-storey commercial building in the capital's Motijheel yesterday.
The blaze started around 3:20pm from the Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Ltd office on the first floor of the building, Motijheel police told The Daily Star.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The reason behind the fire and loss caused by it could not be ascertained immediately, fire service sources said.
Nine firefighting units were trying to douse the smouldering fire till filing of this report at 1:00am.
Rafiqul Islam, a fire service official, was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he fell sick from smoke inhalation, DMCH sources said.
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