Firefighters managed to put out the fire in a Banani building under control at 7:30 pm, nearly 10 hours after it broke out Saturday morning in Chairman Bari.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported.
MD Raihanul, station officer (media) of Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters, said the blaze started on the second floor of the six-storey building around 9.10am and spread soon.
Banani warehouse fire doused after 10 hrs
On information, as many as 11 firefighter units rushed to the spot and later three units from the Bangladesh Army and the Navy joined them.
The fire was brought under control around 1.05 pm, said the officials.
Banani warehouse fire doused after 10 hrs
However, it has then taken more than six additional hours to completely douse the fire.
he exact cause of the fire and amount of damages it caidare yet to be ascertained, officials said.
Source: United News of Bangladesh