A fire that broke out this evening at a high-rise building in capital’s Purana Paltan area has been brought under control.

The blaze originated on the fourth floor of the 15-storey "Finance Tower" on Kalvert Road around 6:48 PM, informed Rozina Akhter, a duty officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room, while talking to reporters.

On information, five firefighting units rushed to the scene and successfully brought the fire under control at around 7:26 pm. 

There were no reports of casualties. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined, the duty officer added.