Multi-storied building catches fire in Gulshan

A multi-storied residential building has caught fire in Gulshan-2 and the fire broke out on sixth floor of the building at around 7 in the evening on Sunday.

Fire service officials bringing out an elderly man from the building
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Six units of firefighters are working to douse the blaze, said Khaleda Yasmin, an official of control room of fire service and civil defense headquarters.

Sub inspector (SI) of Gulshan police station Sujan Chandra Dey told Prothom Alo that many families reside in the building at 12-story building at road No 104 in Gulshan-2.  The extent of damage could not be known immediately.

Fire service officials working to douse the fire
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Gulshan police station’s inspector Amirul Islam, who is present on the spot, told Prothom Alo that smoke is billowing from the building and many feared trapped inside the building.

The law enforcers are trying their best to rescue the stranded people, he added