A fire erupted in a residential building near Suvastu Tower in Dhaka's Badda area on Thursday afternoon.
Khaleda Yeasmin, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters, reported that the fire started on the fourth floor of the six-story building at approximately 2:36 p.m. and spread rapidly.
Two firefighting units were dispatched to the scene and successfully extinguished the blaze by 3:08 p.m.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are yet to be determined.
Bd-Pratidin English/ARK