Fire at Bhashantek slum in city
Thursday, 28 February 2019
A fire which broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Bhashantek area early Thursday has been doused.
No causality was reported till filling of this UNB report around 8:30am, said Ataur Rahman, duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense control room here.
The fire at Bhashantek's Jahangir slum broke out at around 1:36am and spread soon, he added.
On information, 21 firefighting units went to the spot and extinguished the blaze at about 3:00am.
However, the origin of the fire could not be known yet, the official said.