DHAKA — A major fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Korail slum in Mohakhali, the Fire Service and Civil Defence said.
The fire began at about 5:20 p.m. on Nov. 25. The fire service received the alert at 5:22 p.m. and dispatched 11 units, but as of 6 p.m. none had reached the scene because of traffic congestion, officials said.
Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the fire service control room, confirmed the report to journalists.
“We received word at 5:22 this evening that a fire had broken out at Korail slum,” he said. “Our 11 units are heading to the scene. The cause of the fire and the extent of damage are not yet known, and we have not received any reports of casualties so far.”
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