The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said no Bangladesh national has been killed or injured in the fire that broke at a commercial building in New York.
“There was no report of casualty or victim of any (Bangladesh) national,” said a Foreign Ministry media release.
A fire broke out at about 6 pm (21 April, New York Time) inside a commercial building in Jackson Heights area in New York. The third and fourth floors of the four-storey Bruson Building have been badly affected.
Firefighters brought it under control around 11:30 pm. It was not yet clear what actually caused the fire.