Korail slum fire leaves one dead

A young man was killed, and at least 7-8 shanties and a shop were gutted in a fire at the T&T Colony of the capital's Korail slum early Sunday.

The deceased was identified as Shahriar Rahman Shuvro, 19, son of Md Monir Hossain. Hailing from Shirjugh village in Jhalakathi Sadar upazila, he was a tenant of one Islam at Satellite Gate in T&T Colony.

Duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room Rakibul Hasan said they received information about the fire at 4:53am and immediately dispatched three units to the spot.

The fire was brought under control around 6am, he said, adding that one person was killed in the incident.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known, reports UNB.