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Hatirpool building fire doused after 3 hours and a half
Fire - representational image.
Dhaka, March 14 - A fire that broke out in a six-storey building near Hatirpool kitchen market in Dhaka on Thursday evening was doused.
The fire started at a carpet warehouse on the first floor of the building around 6:13 pm, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence.
On information, seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 8:35 pm.
The fire was doused at 9:45pm, he added.
Members of the Bangladesh Navy also joined the effort with the firefighters to douse the fire.
Meanwhile, firefighters rescued four people from the rooftop of the multi-storey building.
The cause of the fire and the extent of damage from the fire are yet to be ascertained, said the officer. - UNB