Two residents looking at the charred remains after a fire erupted in a 14-storey residential building in the capital's Kataban area early Saturday. The blaze that burnt out two flats of the building left two people dead. — FE Photo Two people have been killed in a fire that broke out in two flats in the capital's Kataban area.
The fire erupted in the flats on the 12th floor of a 14-storey residential building in the early hours of Saturday.
The dead are Abdus Salam (20), a clerk for International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Abdullah Al Noman, and Md Jony (25), a clerk for Barrister Moaz, son of former caretaker government adviser AF Hassan Arif.
Duty officer at the Fire Service's central control room Rafi Al Faruq said the fire broke out around 1:05 am.
Six firefighting units rushed to the scene and brought the blaze under control at 3:08 am.
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