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Kurail Basti fire doused nearly 16 hours of efforts
Greenwatch Desk
Fire
2025-11-26, 1:57pm
Firefighters finally extinguished the devastating fire that broke out at Kurail Basti (slum) in Tejgaon area of Dhaka, nearly after 16 hours of efforts on Wednesday morning.
Shahjahan Sikder, duty assistant director (media cell) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said they were completely able to put out the blaze around 9:30am on Wednesday.
He, however, said that no casualties were reported in the fire. The origin and extent to the damage caused by the fire will be determined upon investigation.
Earlier, the fire originated from one of the shanties of the slum around 5:22pm on Tuesday.
Responding to an emergency call, 20 firefighting units from multiple stations were dispatched to the scene in stages.
The firefighters faced difficulties in controlling the flame due to shortage of water, leading to the delay to manage the situation, reports UNB.