20250107 Fire at building in Dhaka’s Paltan brought under control
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Fire at building in Dhaka’s Paltan brought under control
Updated: 2025-01-07
The efforts of six firefighting units have been able to tame a fire on the second floor of a four-storey building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan.
The fire was brought under control around 10:30am on Tuesday, said Talha Bin Jashim, a spokesman for the Fire Service.
The fire at a law chamber in the building named “Manikganj House” was reported at 9:17am, Talha said
“Initially, two units went to the scene to try and bring the fire under control. Four more units eventually joined in at the scene.”
He was not immediately able to confirm the cause of the fire or the extent of the damages
The Fire Service has been unable to confirm any casualties in the incident.
Two platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh had been deployed to provide support for rescue operations at Manikganj House, BGB spokesman Md Shariful Islam had said in a statement.
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