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At least 50 shanties were gutted as a blaze raged through the Baganbari slum in the capital’s Mirpur-14 early on Thursday.
Lima Khanom, duty officer, said the fire broke out in the slum around 12:30 am and spread quickly, as per UNB reports.
On information, five firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze around 2:25 am.
The fire burnt down 50 tin-shed houses and valuables, she said.
However, the origin of the fire could not be known immediately.