Fire breaks out in Dhanmondi apartment building

A fire broke out in a residential apartment on the second floor of a 14-storey building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire broke out at House 27 in Dhanmondi 10/A.

The Fire Service, in a press release, said they received information about the incident at 3:30pm and reached the scene at 3:42pm.

Two units from the Mohammadpur Fire Station rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 4:18pm, according to the Fire Service.

Two additional units from the Palashi Fire Station were also dispatched to assist, but were sent back as their services were not required.

No casualties were reported in the incident.