Fire in Badda’s shop doused

A fire that broke out in a shop in the capital's Badda area has been doused.

The fire broke out around 12:15pm at ‘Rajbhog Sweets’ at Post Office Lane in Maddya Badda, Fire Service Duty Officer Rahibul Hasan said.

On information, two firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the blaze around 1:25 pm, he added.

The origin of the fire and the extent of damage could not be known immediately.

No casualties were reported.