UNB, Khulna :
A fire that broke out in Hotel Ambassador on KD Ghosh Road in Helatala intersection of Khulna city was brought under control after around four and a half hours early today.
Md Faruk Hossain Sikdar, assistant director of Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) department, confirmed the development saying that the fire started around 3:30 am in the high rise.
Being informed, eight fire fighting units from four stations rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control around 8 am, he said, adding that the fire is yet to be extinguished entirely.
Initially, it is assumed that fire erupted from a nearby shop and spread to the hotel building where several business establishments including Agrani Bank are located, he said.
Some 20 to 25 people were rescued from the fire-affected building as the hotel’s stairs and lifts were closed, the fire service official said, adding that the extent of damages caused by the fire could not be known immediately.
