Mirpur Slum Fire under Control

The fire that broke out at a slum at Chalantika in the city’s Mirpur area was doused today.

Anwar Hossain, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defence, Mirpur zone, said the fire was doused around 9 am.

Russell Shikdar, a duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence control room, said the fire broke out at the slum on Mirpur-7 road around 4:11 am and it spread fast.

He said 15 firefighting units went to the spot and brought the blaze under control around 5:45 am.

Two people identified as Rabeya, 45 and Shaheen Islam, 35 were injured in the fire. They were taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.

However, it could not be known yet what caused the fire.  

Brigadier General Sazzad Hossain, Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, visited the spot.

Source: UNB