Youth dies in Korail slum fire, eight houses and shops burned

A 20-year-old youth was killed in a fire at the T&T Colony area of Korail slum in the capital's Banani early Sunday. At least eight residential houses and a shop were also gutted in the fire.

The fire broke out in the western part of T&T Colony at around 4:53am on 15 November. On receiving information, three units of the Fire Service rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control at around 6:00am.

Rakibul Hasan, duty officer at the Fire Service control room, said three firefighting units were dispatched to the scene after receiving the fire alert at 4:53am. The fire was completely brought under control around 6:00am. 

He confirmed that one person had died in the incident. The deceased was identified as Shahriar Rahman Shubhra, 19. His father is Md Monir Hossain and his mother is Morsheda Akter Mita.

He had been living as a tenant at a house owned by a person named Islam near the Satellite Gate in T&T Colony. His permanent address is Shirjug village in Jhalakathi Sadar upazila.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be determined immediately.