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Fire at BMU under control
Greenwatch Desk
Fire
2025-11-26, 1:51pm
A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) at Shahbagh intersection of Dhaka, was brought under control within a short time on Wednesday morning.
Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer (media cell) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said the fire erupted on the fourth floor at A-block of the hospital around 11:14am, reports UNB.
On information, seven firefighting units from multiple stations were dispatched while the blaze was brought under control around 11:32am, he said.
No reports of casualties or people trapped inside the fire-affected block were found, the duty official added.