Fire at Mirpur slum doused

Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM

Bangla Press Desk: A fire that broke out at Shyamalpalli slum in Dhaka’s Mirpur-13 on Sunday evening has been doused. No casualty was reported in the incident. Seven firefighting units rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze around 10:25pm, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters. Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 7:55pm and the first unit reached the spot around 8:10pm, said the Media Cell of the Fire Service.

They, however, tamed the fire around 9:10pm. The cause of the fire could not be known immediately. Source: DS [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.] BP/ZE

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