Gazipur, Nov. 19 -- At least 100 rooms of a tin shed colony were destroyed in a massive fire that broke out in the Jorun area of Konabari in Gazipur.

The fire started at 5 pm on Wednesday in a room of the colony and quickly spread to the surrounding rooms. Initially, locals tried to extinguish the fire, but as it intensified, they were unable to control it and called the fire service.

Md. Saiful Islam, Inspector of Konabari Modern Fire Service Warehouse, said that two units of the Konabari Modern Fire Service responded to the incident. Later, two more units from Sarabo Modern Fire Service joined, and the fire was brought under control around 6 pm.

No casualties have been reported. The fire service team could not immediately confirm the...