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Fire at building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan under control

Special Correspondent Fire 2025-01-07, 11:45am

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The Purana Paltan building fire doused at 10:30 in the morning



Dhaka, Jan 07- A fire that broke out at a four-storey building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan has been brought under control.

Six firefighting units brought the fire under control around 10:30 am on Tuesday, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official of the Fire Service Media Cell.

Earlier, the fire originated on the first floor of Manikganj House, a four-storey building housing a law chamber, around 9:24 am.-UNB