Dhaka high-rise fire doused

A fire that broke out at a 14-storey building in the capital city’s Green Road area on Friday morning, has been doused, officials said.

The blaze started at around 10.30am at the sixth floor of RS Tower and soon spread to other parts of the building, reports UNB.

“Four firefighting units managed to control the flames at around 11.22am. The fire was completely doused around 11.40am,” said Rashed, duty officer at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters control room.

However, no casualties were reported in the fire, he said. “A probe has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire,” the officer added.