1 killed in Khilgaon building fire

At least one person died in a fire that broke out on the fifth floor of a building in Dhaka's Khilgaon area on Thursday. 

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Hai Jamali Bipu, 45. 

The fire broke out at around 7:56pm, in a room on the building's rooftop. 

Two units from the Fire Service and Civil Defence managed to douse the blaze at 8:20pm. 

The victim's brother, Abu Sayeed Shohag said that Bipu was mentally disabled. 

Fire service officials suspect the fire may have started from a cigarette. 

Around Tk1 lakh worth of goods were gutted in the fire, while the fire service officials also managed to recover goods worth Tk20 lakh.