Fire breaks out at Korail Basti, 16 fire units working

A fire broke out at Korail Basti, a slum in Tejgaon area of the capital on Tuesday evening.

Talha Bin Jashim, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters media cell, said the fire originated from one of the shanties of the slum around 5:22pm.

Responding to an emergency call, 16 firefighting units from multiple stations were dispatched to the scene, Talha said, adding that currently all units are working to bringh the flame under control.

The cause of the fire could not be determined yet.