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A fire has broken out at a crockery warehouse on the first floor of a building in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar.
Nine firefighting units rushed to the scene after the fire started around 5:00 pm on Tuesday, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence’s control room said.
Mamunur Rashid, an inspector at Chawkbazar Police Station, said huge smoke was billowing from the five-floor building on Jadob Narayan Das Lane, reports bdnews24.com.
No casualties were reported immediately.
A shopkeeper in the area, Abu Sayeed said the entire building, S Nesa Plaza, is used as warehouses for different products.
Ovi Traders’ crockery warehouse is situated on the first floor, according to him.