A massive fire has spread rapidly across Merul Badda, burning down everything on its way.
Published : 20 Jul 2015, 02:16 PM
Frantic locals were driven to panic as flames leapt up and thick smoke billowed out of buildings engulfed by the fire.
The fire originated from a tin-shed house in an alley next to Bank Asia around 1am Monday, Fire Brigade Control Room official Mohammad Ali told bdnews24.com.
Eight fire-fighting units finally brought the flames under control but the heat from the fire was still disconcerting locals.
“It originated from a boarding house and spread to the slum behind it,” said Baridhara Fire Station staff Amanat Hossain.
A bdnews24.com correspondent in the area said a two-storey tin structure, ‘Bhai-Bhai Boarding’, has been completely gutted.
Panic spread among people in the buildings near the tin-shed house on fire. The residents of a multi-storied building, Venus Complex, had to be evacuated.
Fire service officials could not say if there have been casualties.