BSS-22 Fire breaks out in city’s Mirpur slum

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Fire breaks out in city’s Mirpur slum

DHAKA, Aug 16, 2019 (BSS) – A fire broke out at the ‘Chalantika’ slum near Rupnagar area of Mirpur-7 in the capital this evening.

“Fire caught on a hut of the slum around 7.22 pm which later engulfed its adjacent areas,” Ershad Hossain, officer-in-charge of the fire service control room, told BSS.

As many as 16 units of firefighters are working to douse the blaze, he added.

The reason behind the fire and casualties are yet to be ascertained.

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