A fire broke out on the 11th floor of a building in the capital's Banani area on Wednesday evening. However, there was no report of casualties.
Duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence office, Md Rakibul Islam, told the FE that the fire occurred in the 11-storey building near the Banani Kitchen Market (Kachabazar) on Road 12, Block F.
The fire originated at around 6:30 pm on Wednesday. Upon hearing the news, fire-fighters rushed to the spot, and were trying to douse the flame until filling of the report at around 8:30 pm.
The fire service officials further said the cause of and the damage due to the fire could be ascertained after investigation.
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