A fire has raged through
a floor of the multi-storey National Sports Council (NSC) building near
Dainik Bangla intersection in capital Dhaka.
Seven fire-fighting units put out the flames within around half an hour of it breaking out around 7:40pm on Saturday.
Fire-fighters said the fire originated on the building's 18th floor, which houses Japan-Bangladesh Security Printing Press.
The building has 19 floors.
NSC's
Stadium Administrator Md Yahia told bdnews24.com that they contacted
the Fire Service right after the fire broke out. The building's
electricity connection was also disconnected immediately.Fire
Service and Civil Defence Director (Operations) Mahbubur Rahman said
they suspect an electric short-circuit in a room of the printing press
caused the fire.Around 8:15pm, Rahman told bdnews24.com that the flames were brought under control.
There were no reports of casualties yet.
The extent of damage caused by the fire also could not be ascertained.