Fire at Barishal Plaza, Opposite Bangabazar Market, Doused

A fire that broke out earlier this morning at Dhaka’s Barishal Plaza Market -- opposite to Bangabazar which burned down just four days ago -- has been doused.

The fire broke out on the 3rd floor of the market around 8:05 am and spread soon, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, reports UNB.

There are a number of markets within Barishal Plaza and Maleka Market is on the 3rd floor of the building.

On information, 14 firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control around 8:45 am.

It took the firefighters nearly one and a half hours to fully douse the flames around 9:40 am.

However, what caused the fire could not be known immediately.

No casualty has been reported.

A massive fire broke out at the Bangabazar Market in Dhaka on April 4 and it spread to some other nearby markets, burning several thousand shops, with mainly readymade clothes and footwear, to ashes.