Fire erupts at multi-storey DR Tower in Dhaka’s Paltan

Staff Reporter: A fire broke out at an office on of DR Tower in Paltan’s Box Culvert Road around 2:55pm on Thursday. The blaze erupted on the 12th floor of the 19 storied building. Eight units of the fire service brought the fire under control after about an hour’s efforts at 3:55pm, said Lima Khanam, operator in charge of the fire service’s control room. The building houses the offices of several commercial entities. However, there are no reports of casualties found immediately. The authorities could not immediately determine the cause of the fire and the extent of damage.