A fire broke out in Dhaka’s Karail slum early night on Saturday, destroying 61 shanties.
According to Fire Service and Civil Defence Sub-Officer Nazrul Islam, the fire started from a kitchen stove at 12:44am and quickly spread.
Ten firefighting units responded swiftly and managed to bring the blaze under control by 1:35am after nearly an hour of intense efforts.
No casualties were reported, but the estimated damage stands at Tk10 lakh.
Another fire in Khilgaon’s Taltola area
Meanwhile, a separate fire broke out in Taltola, Khilgaon, on Friday evening, gutting 20 shops, including garages and two sawmills.
The fire started around 7:30pm and was contained by 9:35pm with the efforts of nine firefighting units.
Officials suspect that a chemical drum explosion caused the fire to spread rapidly.
Thankfully, no casualties were reported in this incident either.