48 units engaged as fire still rages after 5 hours
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A massive fire broke out at Bangabazar market in the capital this morning.
Forty-eight units of fire service are working to control the fire.
Photo: Rashed Shumon
Confirming the matter, Rafi Al Faruk, duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defense control room, said the fire was reported at Bangabazar market at 6:10am.
The cause of the fire could not be known immediately, he said, adding that no casualties have been reported so far.
Photo: Anisur Rahman
The firefighters were obtaining water from the pond of nearby Shahidullah Hall at Dhaka University as the firefighters ran out of water, fire officials said around 8:50am.
Black smoke engulfed the area, hampering the firefighting operations, they added.
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