Fire at city building doused

Fire at city building doused

A fire that broke out at a building in the capital’s Bijaynagar on Wednesday evening has been doused after frantic efforts of two hours. The fire broke out at a building beside Hotel 71 around 6:30 pm and has been brought under control around 8:30 pm, said, Rafi Al Farooq, duty officer of the fire service control room. A total of 13 firefighting units rushed to the spot and doused the...

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