Fire Service has doused a fire that broke out at a high-rise in Dhaka’s Uttara.
Published : 24 Jun 2016, 07:53 PM
Police say four persons have been burnt in the blaze that started in the basement of Alauddin Tower around 6:30pm on Thursday.
An official at the Fire Service control room said the firefighters put out the fire after about one half hours' effort.
Uttara East Police Station Inspector Kazi Shahan said the cause of the fire was not immediately known.
Sub-Inspector Bachchu Mia at the Dhaka medical College and Hospital police camp said a child, two women and another person had been admitted to the burns unit.
The tower houses a shopping mall and several offices.