The fire at Zaman Tower in the capital’s Nayapaltan was brought under control after two hours. The fire was brought under control at 7:35 am on Wednesday. Two people were rescued alive in the incident, the Fire Service said.<\/p>\n
Anwarul Islam Dolan, an officer of the media cell at the Fire Service headquarters, confirmed the matter. He said the fire was brought under control at 7:35 am. Damping-down work is currently underway.<\/p>\n
Anwarul Islam Dolan said that considering the risk, 14 units were sent to control the fire at Zaman Tower. Out of these, 9 units have worked to control the fire.<\/p>\n
He said, “We have rescued two people alive from the building so far.” However, the Fire Service official could not initially provide any information about the damage.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Fire Service received news of the fire at 5:34 am on Wednesday. At 7:15 am, the Fire Service control room reported that a fire broke out on the fourth and fifth floors of Zaman Tower. 13 units of the Fire Service are working to control the fire.<\/p>\n
At that time, the duty officer of the control room, Rakibul Islam, said that the first unit of the fire service reached the spot at 5:40 am after receiving the news of a fire on the fourth floor of Zaman Tower in Nayapaltan and started working. After that, 13 units reached the spot step by step.<\/p>\n
Rakibul Islam could not immediately provide any information about casualties or damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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