Part of DCC market collapses in fire

A part of the two-storey DCC market collapsed as a massive fire broke out at the market in Gulshan-1 of the capital city early Tuesday.

The fire originated from the DCC kitchen market around 2.30am and later engulfed the whole market, said Bhaojon Kumar Sarker, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) control room.

Later, the fire also spread to another market adjacent to the DCC market, reports UNB news agency.

Twenty units of fire-fighters are trying to douse the fire, he added while talking to reporters around 12.01pm.

Several hundreds of shops were burnt down and a small portion of the two-storey market collapsed following the fire.

The cause of fire could not be known immediately.

Inspector general of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia , Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Annisul Huq have already visited the spot.