Fire at building in Dhaka’s Wari doused

The fire that broke out at a building in the capital's Wari area early on Tuesday has been fully doused, the authorities said.

The fire broke out on the first floor of the six-storey building opposite to Wari Police Outpost at 1:55am, said Shahjahan Sikder, deputy assistant director (media) of Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters.

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On information, ten firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at 2:40am, he added.

The flame was completely doused at around 3:10am. No casualties were reported in the fire incident.

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The reason for the fire and the extent of the damage could not be confirmed immediately, said the fire official.