Fire at Mirpur CRP under control

Firefighters have brought under control a fire that broke out on the ninth floor of the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) at Section-14 of Mirpur area in the city on Friday evening.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 11 April 2014, 01:19 PM
Updated : 11 April 2014, 03:50 PM

Ataur Rahman, the Duty Officer at central control office of the Fire Service Department, told bdnews24.com that the firefighters brought the blaze under control at around 7:05pm after hectic efforts lasting for nearly one hour.

The fire broke out on the ninth floor of the hospital at around 6:20pm on Friday.

No casualties were immediately reported.

The extent of the damage was also not immediately clear.

Seven fire-fighting units were trying to douse the blaze, he said.