Dhaka slum fire destroys 200 shanties

At least 200 shanties were destroyed when a fire tore through two slums in the capital’s Banani T&T area early Saturday, reports UNB.

Rasel Shikder, duty officer of fire service and civil defence headquarters, said that the fire broke out at Godown slum and Bede slum around 3:30am.

Twenty-two firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire around 7:00am.

A four-member committee led by fire service deputy director Nur Hossain has been formed to investigate into the incident and estimate the damage, he said.

It is still unclear what sparked the fire.