According to the Fire Service, three units rushed to the scene after receiving information about the fire and brought it under control at 5:20am.
A fire broke out at the Korail slum in Dhaka
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A fire broke out at the Korail slum in Dhaka
A 19-year-old man was killed, and at least seven to eight houses and a shop were gutted in a fire at Korail slum in Dhaka’s Banani area early this morning (15 November).
The fire broke out around 4:45am in the western part of T&T Colony in the slum, according to the Fire Service.
The deceased, identified as Shahriar Rahman Shuvro, lived with his family in a rented house in the Satellite Gate area of T&T Colony. His father is Md Monir Hossain, and his mother is Morsheda Akter Mita. Their ancestral home is in Shiryug village under Jhalakathi Sadar upazila.
Banani Police Station Duty Officer Sub-Inspector Afrin Akhtar confirmed the death, saying the victim was a resident of the Satellite Gate area of T&T Colony.
According to the Fire Service, three units rushed to the scene after receiving information about the fire and brought it under control at 5:20am.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the financial losses could not be immediately determined.
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