Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The fire at Bijoy Ekattor Hall has been brought under control, and no one was injured, the Fire Service has said.

On Monday evening, the Fire Service control room reported a fire at a shop in Bijoy Ekattor Hall at Dhaka University following a gas cylinder explosion.

Fire Service spokesperson Anwarul Islam said in a message that four fire service units from Palashi and Siddikbazar stations rushed to the hall and extinguished the fire around 6:30pm after about 10 minutes of effort.

Following recent earthquakes, the university had closed classes and exams for 15 days since Monday as a precaution.

Students were ordered to vacate the halls after 5pm on Sunday, and Bijoy Ekattor Hall residents had already begun leaving.

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