Fire breaks out at Karwan Bazar, 10 units battling flame

A fire has broken out at a five-storey L-shaped building at the Karwan Bazar timber market area in the capital, affecting parts of the third, fourth and fifth floors.

The fire started around 10:22pm on Monday, said Talha bin Zashim, Station Officer of FSCD headquarter media cell.

He said fire service teams received the report at 10:28pm and reached the spot at around 10:45pm.

A total of 10 fire service units were working to bring the blaze under control.

According to officials and employees of the building, warehouses of Huggies diapers are located from the second to the fifth floors of the building, while several timber warehouses are situated nearby.

Fire service officials said details about the cause of the fire and the extent of damage would be known after the blaze is fully extinguished.

No casualties were reported until the filing of this report.