Four Fire Service units bring blaze under control in 50 minutes.
Smoke billows from a residential building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi after a fire broke out on Tuesday (3 November 2026). Photo: Collected
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Smoke billows from a residential building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi after a fire broke out on Tuesday (3 November 2026). Photo: Collected
A fire broke out on the second floor of a 14-storey residential building in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area on today (3 November), prompting four Fire Service units to rush to the scene.
The blaze was brought under control at 4:18pm, around 50 minutes after the Fire Service received the report, although firefighting operations were still underway.
The Fire Service received information about the fire at 3:30pm at building No 27 on Road 10/A in Dhanmondi.
Two units from Mohammadpur Fire Station and two from Palashi Fire Station were dispatched to tackle the blaze.
Rakibul Hasan, duty officer at the Fire Service control room, confirmed the incident to The Business Standard, saying four units had been sent to the building following the report.
No casualties were reported, Mohammad Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector at the Fire Service Headquarters, said.
However, the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage could not be immediately determined.
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