A fire broke out at a slum in the city's Ranavola area of Uttara sector 10 on Wednesday .
Sources at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room said the fire originated at the slum known as ‘Mustafa member balurmath basti’ around 12:20 pm and spread soon.
Eight firefighting units rushed to the spot and are trying to control the fire, said duty officer Lima Khanom.
However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately and no casualty was reported till filing of this report.
