The fire broke out on the second floor of the building around 10:50pm on Friday, an official at the control room of the Fire Service and Civil Defence told bdnews24.com. Firefighters were working to douse the flames, he added. No casualties have been reported. Residents of the area said the lower floors of the building house warehouses of goods for the New Market shops. The upper part has residential apartments.

Source: bd News24 March 22, 2019 17:37 UTC