The fire that broke out at the BGB Market in Dhaka's Uttara on Monday morning, has been brought under control.
Two units of Fire Service and Civil Defence managed to bring the blaze under control at around 11:10am.
The fire was reported at 10:25am, and the firefighting units reached the spot at 10:30am, said Fire Service and Civil Defence duty officer Rozina Akhter.
Dhaka TribuneThe reason behind the fire could not be known immediately.
An official from Uttara (West) police station of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) told Dhaka Tribune that the fire originated from a shop called SA Light House and AC Center located in the BGB tin-shed market.
Within a few moments, the fire spread to nearly four or five neighboring shops.