Dhaka: A fire broke out at a five-storey L-shaped building at the Karwan Bazar timber market area in the capital on Monday night, affecting parts of the third, fourth, and fifth floors. The fire started around 10:22pm, said Talha bin Zashim, Station Officer of FSCD headquarters media cell.
According to United News of Bangladesh, fire service teams received the report at 10:28pm and reached the spot at around 10:45pm. A total of 10 fire service units were working to bring the blaze under control.
Officials and employees of the building stated that warehouses of Huggies diapers are located from the second to the fifth floors of the building, while several timber warehouses are situated nearby. Fire service officials noted that details about the cause of the fire and the extent of damage would be known after the blaze is fully extinguished. No casualties were reported until the filing of this report.