Fire at DNCC building

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A fire broke out at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) office building in the capital’s Gulshan area on Thursday.

The blaze originated from electric short circuit at the electrical control room located next to the elevator on the seventh floor of the building around 7.15am.

Being informed, three fire fighting units rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under their control around 8.15am, said Makbul Hossain, public relations officer of DNCC.

He said the smoke spread to the entire floor as a part of the ceiling caught fire. A few glasses of the building have been broken to let the smoke out.

The exact cause behind the fire could not be known immediately.