Fire in Dhaka warehouse

The short circuit-sparked fire gutted most of the goods in the warehouse but no reports of any casualty

A short circuit-sparked fire gutted most of the goods stored in a cosmetics warehouse on the second floor of a six-storied building in Arambag area of Dhaka on Tuesday morning.

No casualties were reported.

Fire began at around 9:15am, Fire Service and Civil Defence Ramna zone Station Officer Abdus Shahid said.

Two fire fighting units doused flames after half-an-hour, he said. Locals were already trying to fight the flames.

The fire was sparked by a short circuit, the official said.

He, however, could not confirm specific figures of losses but said most of the goods in the warehouse were gutted.

Details were awaited.