Fire Guts over 500 Shanties at Mohakhali Slum

Over 500 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali area early today.  

The fire started at Mohakhali Sattola slum around 3:40 am, said Kamrul Hassan, a duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence, reports media.

On information, 18 firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 6:35 am, he added.

The reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.