The fire that broke out in a three-storey building in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar on Monday afternoon has been brought under control.
The blaze started on the top floor of the building around 4:40pm, said Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Firefighters spray water on a fire that broke out at a three-storey building in Dhaka's Chawkbazar. Photo: Samsul Alam Hady/UNB
Later, three more teams joined the operation and brought the blaze under control at 6pm, he added.