A fire that broke out at the Karail slum in Dhaka’s Mohakhali on Sunday afternoon, has been doused.
Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 4:30pm and the first unit reached the spot at 4:48pm, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
A total of nine firefighting units rushed to spot and extinguished the flames at 6:40pm, it said.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately.
