Fire breaks out at women's hostel in the capital
A fire broke out at a women's hostel on the ninth floor of a 14-storey building at Nikunja in Dhaka.
As of writing this report at 8:00pm, no casualties were reported. Six fire-fighting units were working to douse the fire.
According to the eyewitness and fire service, the fire broke out on the ninth floor of the 14-story building of City Centre School and College at 6:55pm on Thursday.
The members of the fire service rushed to the spot upon receiving the news.
Around 7:45pm, fire service official Rakib Hossain told Prothom Alo that the students escaped the building safely. They are working to extinguish the fire. No casualties were reported so far.