Dhaka, March 3 -- Four people died after a fire broke out at 'Saudia', a hotel in Bashatala, Shahjadpur, on Monday.

One of the victims' bodies was found inside a bathroom on the sixth floor, and three were found on the staircase with the staircase door locked, said Fire Service and Civil Defence Headquarters Station Officer Talha bin Jasim.

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The fire broke out on the second floor of the six-storey building around noon, and the fire service control room received the information at 12:17 pm.

In response, two firefighting units were dispatched to the scene, said Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the control room.

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