The incident occurred around 11:30pm on Wednesday
Fire at Karwan Bazar wholesale market
A fire has burnt down at least two shops at the Karwan Bazar wholesale vegetable market in the city.
Published : 21 Nov 2018, 03:57 AM
Updated : 21 Nov 2018, 03:57 AM
Fire broke out at around 4am on Wednesday at a shed in the wholesale market, said Quamrul Hasan, duty officer at the fire service control room.
At least nine units of the fire service doused the fire after two hours.
Two of the five sheds in the wholesale vegetable market were damaged, Quamrul told bdnews24.com.
The firemen and businessmen prevented the fire from spearing further.
No injuries have been reported in the incident. The Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence could not confirm the cause of the fire yet.
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