Dhaka, May 18 -- The fire that broke out at a slum in the Bhashantek area of Dhaka's Mirpur on Sunday evening was fully extinguished after two and a half hours.

Seven firefighting units responded to the scene and doused the blaze around 10:25 pm, said Talha Bin Jasim, station officer of the FSCD headquarters media cell.

According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), the fire started at the Shyamol Polli Slum around 7:55 pm. The fire was brought under control by 9:10 pm.

The extent of the damage and the cause of the fire could not be confirmed immediately.

No casualties have been reported so far.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....