Fire breaks out at Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar

A fire broke out at a shopping complex in Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area on Monday afternoon.

The fire erupted at a shop on the fifth floor of Manjur Khan Plaza near the AC Masjid in Chhoto Katra around 5:02pm, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters.
The fire started at a shop on the market’s sixth floor, he said.

On information, five firefighting units rushed to the spot and were working to bring the blaze under control, he said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.