Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Firefighters have contained the blaze in a multi-storey building in Keraniganj after more than 11 and a half hours, though full extinguishment is expected to take at least another day.

Fire Service teams succeeded in taming the blaze at 5:03pm on Saturday following efforts by 20 units, but removing remaining hotspots and smouldering materials will require more time, bdnews24.com reports.

Lt Col Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, director of operations and maintenance at the Fire Service, briefed reporters at the site shortly thereafter.

He said the building, a mixed-use commercial and residential structure, was first reported ablaze at 5:37am, and fire teams arrived at 5:45am.

"From then on, around 20 units have been op...