DHAKA: Fire broke out at a multi-storey building here on Sunday night, no fatalities have been reported so far, reported Xinhua.
At least seven fire engines were fighting the fire on the sixth floor of the 12-storey building in Dhaka’s diplomatic area Gulshan. Thick black smoke was visible at least several km away.
The cause of the fire, which broke out around 7:00 ppm local time (1300 GMT), has not been ascertained. Security officials have yet to comment on the incident.
It is also not known as to how many people are trapped inside the burning building though dozens of people were evacuated from the building shortly after news of the fire broke.
Several people reportedly jumped off the building in a bid to save themselves from the blaze.