Fire in multi-storey building
A fire broke out in a multi-storey building in the capital's Uttar Badda early yesterday.
BTI Premier Plaza consists of three interconnected buildings, all 14-storey, and the fire spread from the ground to fourth floors in two of the buildings, fire service officials said.
Twenty-eight firefighting units took around six hours to douse the blaze. The loss and cause behind the fire could not be known immediately.
A five-member committee comprising fire service officials was formed to investigate the incident, Mizanur Rahman, a duty officer at the fire service headquarters, told The Daily Star.
No casualties were reported as most of the residents of the building were awake for sehri, he said adding around 120 residents were rescued from the roof after they had gone there for safety.
Badda police said several cracks developed in different walls of the building following the fire. Different agencies, including Rajuk, visited the site but are yet to opine whether the building is risky, they said adding many did not return to their flats.
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