Uttara slum fire brought under control

Five firefighting units brought under control a major fire incident at a slum in Diabari, Uttara around 7:15pm on Thursday, about an hour after the blazes first erupted.

No casualty was reported in the incident.

Two firefighting units from the Uttara Fire Station and three others from Tongi Fire Station battled to contain the blaze, said the Fire Service and Civil Defense in a press statement.

The fire erupted around 6:25pm beside the Abdur Rahman High School, under the Turag Police Station, in Bamnartek area, Diabari, Uttara.